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Elon Musk's X to clamp down on parody accounts


Some users have complained about Elon Musk parody accounts on the platform.

"These changes are designed to help users better understand the unaffiliated nature of PCF accounts and reduce the risk of confusion or impersonation," the company said in a post on Saturday. A recent post by one Elon Musk parody account, which has more than one million followers, told users to "like and comment" for the chance to win a Tesla. X rolled out labels for parody accounts in January - building on its rules requiring users engaging in impersonation for the purpose of entertainment to identify themselves as such.

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