X is said to be releasing characters for parody accounts

Elon Musk, who owns the X social network, said today that he is releasing a label for parody or satire accounts to distinguish them from other accounts. In the past, users, including news presenterscontains misquotes from social media accounts as true statements made by real people or organizations.

The company’s security account on the platform said the logo would appear on all accounts and posts.

“We are releasing fake account labels to better distinguish these accounts from the content on our website. We created these labels to ensure visibility and to ensure that users are not misled into thinking that such accounts belong to the organization under investigation,” it said. in the post.

In November, a two programs change experts he pointed out X was working on introducing such labels.

Currently, accounts must be marked. They can do that on the go Settings and Privacy > Your Account > Account Information and choose the “Parody, comment and fan account” option.

“Parody, Fan, and Commentary (PCF) tags are chosen by people on X to indicate that the account shows another person, group, or organization in their profile to discuss, mock, or share information about the company. These tags differentiate these accounts to ensure that He does not cause confusion to others or imply that he is in agreement with them,” the explanation of a parody sign is read.

The social network also added that it will soon share more information about when these posts will be needed for the parody accounts to be included. This may be an important detail because if the parody accounts do not follow the new rules and use labels, confusion among users to know the source of the information will still exist.

The company’s policy states that impersonating accounts is not allowed, but the platform allows parodies, comments, and fan accounts if they follow the platform’s rules.