{"id":1727744,"date":"2022-11-07T08:19:04","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T13:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1727744"},"modified":"2022-11-07T08:19:28","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T13:19:28","slug":"kathy-griffin-logs-back-into-twitter-to-defend-herself-using-her-dead-mothers-account-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kathy-griffin-logs-back-into-twitter-to-defend-herself-using-her-dead-mothers-account-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Kathy Griffin Logs Back Into Twitter To Defend Herself Using Her Dead Mother\u2019s Account: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkathy-griffin-logs-back-into-twitter-to-defend-herself-using-her-dead-mothers-account-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1727744&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Comedian Kathy Griffin reportedly logged back into Twitter Sunday evening after being banned from the platform earlier in the day for impersonating new Twitter CEO Elon Musk.<\/p>\n<p>Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/twitter-permanently-bans-kathy-griffin-after-she-impersonated-elon-musk-she-fd-around-and-found-out\">notified<\/a> users that they would no longer be able to impersonate other accounts moving forward since the company was moving to implement a new program Monday that would allow anyone to receive a verified account for a monthly fee.<\/p>\n<p>Griffin\u2019s account was temporarily restricted after she impersonated Musk by changing her profile photo to his photo and her user name to \u201cElon Musk,\u201d even though her handle remained as \u201c@kathygriffin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk responded to a Twitter account posting the news that Griffin was banned for impersonating him by first taking a swipe at her and then saying he would allow her back on the platform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cActually, she was suspended for impersonating a comedian,\u201d Musk tweeted. \u201cBut if she really wants her account back, she can have it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk later added that she would have to pay the $8 fee to use the new Twitter Blue.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cOh by the way this is KG. I\u2019m tweeting from my dead mother\u2019s account. She would not mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kathy Griffin <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4PwMDdOMZd\">pic.twitter.com\/4PwMDdOMZd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Crave (@PopCrave) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopCrave\/status\/1589464022717726720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Deadline <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/11\/kathy-griffin-defies-twitter-suspension-returns-under-deceased-mothers-account-elon-musk-replies-1235165189\/#comments\">reported<\/a> that Griffin returned to the platform using her dead mother\u2019s account to defend herself, tweeting: \u201cFreeKathy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApologize in advance for all the comments you\u2019re gonna have to read about how ugly I am and they\u2019re probably gonna throw you in there too,\u201d Griffin allegedly tweeted from her deceased mother\u2019s account. \u201cOh by the way this is KG. I\u2019m tweeting from my dead mother\u2019s account. She would not mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Apologize in advance for all the comments you\u2019re gonna have to read about how ugly I am and they\u2019re probably gonna throw you in there too. Oh by the way this is KG. I\u2019m tweeting from my dead mother\u2019s account. She would not mind. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeKathy?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeKathy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maggie Griffin (@TipItMaggieG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TipItMaggieG\/status\/1589422128126103554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Around the time Griffin was suspended, Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/elon-musk-mocks-kathy-griffin-after-suspending-her-then-he-appears-to-completely-cave\">explained<\/a> in a series of tweets that impersonating other people from a verified account would no longer be acceptable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoing forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying \u2018parody\u2019 will be permanently suspended,\u201d Musk tweeted. \u201cPreviously, we issued a warning before suspension, but now that we are rolling out widespread verification, there will be no warning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will be clearly identified as a condition for signing up to Twitter Blue,\u201d Musk continued. \u201cAny name change at all will cause temporary loss of verified checkmark.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwitter needs to become by far the most accurate source of information about the world,\u201d Musk later added. \u201cThat\u2019s our mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk also claimed that banning accounts for impersonation does not go against his views on free speech. \u201cMy commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk,\u201d Musk tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter has explicit rules prohibiting the impersonation of other people. \u201cYou may not impersonate individuals, groups, or organizations to mislead, confuse, or deceive others, nor use a fake identity in a manner that disrupts the experience of others on Twitter,\u201d the company\u2019s terms of service says.<\/p>\n<p>The company does make exceptions for parody accounts, but the accounts have to clearly state that they are parodies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we determine a profile features another\u2019s image, we will also evaluate the context in which the image is used,\u201d the terms of service state. \u201cWe are most likely to take action if an account falsely claims to be the entity portrayed in the profile photo, as with impersonation or fake accounts.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comedian Kathy Griffin reportedly logged back into Twitter Sunday evening after being banned from the platform earlier in the day for impersonating new Twitter CEO Elon Musk. 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