Parody accounts must use a different profile picture from the person or organization they imitate and include identifying keywords in their account name.
Elon Musk’s X has introduced stricter regulations on parody accounts, after years of promising to crack down on the issue.
Starting April 10, parody accounts will need to « avoid » identical avatars to the entities they depict, as well as ensure they have “compliant keywords » in their account name, for example, « Parody », « Commentary », or « Fan. » In an official statement, X said the changes were “designed to help users better understand the unaffiliated nature” of parody accounts and “reduce the risk of confusion or impersonation.
