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.
