Elon Musk threatens to boot Twitter account impersonators

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People walk outside Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. Jeff Chiu/AP

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BOSTON — Elon Musk tweeted Sunday that Twitter will permanently suspend any account on the social media platform that impersonates another.

The platform’s new owner issued the warning after some celebrities changed their Twitter display names — not their account names — and tweeted as ‘Elon Musk’ in reaction to the billionaire’s decision to offer verified accounts to all comers for $8 month as he simultaneously laid off

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