Elon Musk says it is okay to use pseudonyms on Twitter, but any name change will be punished
Dogecoin co-founder Billy Marcus, who uses the pseudonym Shibetoshi Nakamoto, joins a discussion of the recent changes made to Twitter by its new owner, Elon Musk.
In response to his tweet, Elon Musk stated that using a pseudonym on Twitter is okay – while having a blue checkmark that verifies an account.
Musk fighting bots and impersonators
What Musk is fighting now are verified accounts that are impersonating other individuals. In a tweet published earlier today, Elon announced that “any name change will result in a temporary loss of the verified check mark.”
To Markus, he tweeted that using a pseudonym is allowed as long as verified users do not “engage in malicious deception.”
Separately, Musk announced that any accounts impersonating other users without specifying “parody” would be permanently banned on Twitter.
This fate has already befallen the account of popular comedian Kathy Griffin. She changed the name of her profile to that of Elon Musk, apparently to make a point, but left her actual Twitter handle unchanged.
Possible DOGE army expansion
The new Twitter chief has announced that since he acquired the “Blue Bird” platform, there has been a significant increase in the number of new users around the world.
He believes that this is only the beginning, planning to turn Twitter into “by far the most reliable of truth,” so that it “will be indispensable.”
As the DOGE military is expected to integrate Meme Coin with Twitter for tips/micro-payments from Musk, this creates significant potential for the DOGE user community to grow.
