{"id":1247099,"date":"2022-11-09T09:48:18","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T09:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/09\/twitter-suspends-medikal-for-impersonating-the-president\/"},"modified":"2022-11-09T09:48:18","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T09:48:18","slug":"twitter-suspends-medikal-for-impersonating-the-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/09\/twitter-suspends-medikal-for-impersonating-the-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter suspends Medikal for impersonating the President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"424\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Untitled-1-3-565x424-1.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Untitled-1-3-565x424\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Ghanaian rapper Medikal has fallen victim to Twitters new scheme, after, Twitter\u2019s new owner Elon Musk announced his intention to ban accounts impersonating without flagging them as parody pages.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday night, his Twitter account was suspended for cloning President Akufo-Addo after he made a few changes to his public profile.<\/p>\n<p>He changed his username to Mr President and his image to that of the President. However, he maintained his handle @AMGMedical.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/FhGs8OmXkAA9x8h.jpg\" alt=\"Medikal's Twitter account suspended for 'impersonating' Akufo-Addo\" class=\"wp-image-10032205554\" title=\"Medikal's Twitter account suspended for 'impersonating' Akufo-Addo\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Moments after these adjustments, the award-winning rapper\u2019s account was suspended.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1667982429_819_image-114.png\" alt=\"Medikal's Twitter account suspended for 'impersonating' Akufo-Addo\" class=\"wp-image-10032205542\" title=\"Medikal's Twitter account suspended for 'impersonating' Akufo-Addo\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>It is not clear whether the ban had something to do with Twitter\u2019s new policy, but per Elon\u2019s earlier hint, social media is awash with multiple theories.<\/p>\n<p>On November 6, Elon Musk tweeted, \u201cGoing forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying \u201cparody\u201d will be permanently suspended.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The firebrand further added that there would be \u201cno warning\u201d ahead of the suspension, adding that any name change will also result in people losing their verification badge.<\/p>\n<p>Elon\u2019s dramatic changes on the social network have left speculation since his takeover.<\/p>\n<p>From charging $8 for a verification badge to laying off about 50% of the workforce including the newly-opened Accra office staff, the list goes on.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- A generated by theme --> <\/p>\n<p> <!-- end A --> <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.1&appId=1201200913327594&autoLogAppEvents=1\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/starrfm.com.gh\/2022\/11\/twitter-suspends-medikal-for-impersonating-the-president\/\">Source<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghanaian rapper Medikal has fallen victim to Twitters new scheme, after, Twitter\u2019s new owner Elon Musk announced his intention to ban accounts impersonating without flagging them as parody pages. On Tuesday night, his Twitter account was suspended for cloning President Akufo-Addo after he made a few changes to his public profile. 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