Here are 17 of the most outrageous impersonations to come from Elon Musk's Twitter Blue rollout blunder
Trolls took advantage of the subscription almost immediately and began impersonating prominent figures.Elon Musk's new Twitter Blue subscription, which allows anyone to pay to become verified, has ushered in a wave of bizarre — and potentially harmful — impersonation of public figures and brands.
The launch of the paid verification feature almost immediately triggered trolls into action as many users paid the $8 Twitter Blue fee and promptly used their blue check to impersonate prominent entities on Twitter.tweeters pretending to be historical figures, celebrities, and brands.
Insider collected some of the most outrageous impersonation tweets we've seen during the week of chaos.
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