Company X says it is rolling out stickers for parody accounts

Elon Musk-owned social media network In the past, users, Including news providerscontains false posts from parody accounts as authentic statements made by real people or entities.

The company’s safety account on the platform said the label would be visible on both accounts and posts.

“We are introducing profile labels for parody accounts to clearly distinguish between these types of accounts and their content on our platform. We designed these labels to increase transparency and to ensure that users are not deceived into thinking such accounts belong to the entity being parodied.” In a job.

And in November a A couple of applications Reverse engineers He pointed this out X was working to introduce such labels.

Currently, accounts must apply the rating themselves. They can do this by going to Settings & privacy > Your account > Account information And select the “Parodies, Comments and Fans Account” option.

“Parody, Fan, and Comment (PCF) labels are designated by people on Cause confusion to others or incorrectly suggest any affiliation.” reads the parody title.

The social network added that it will soon share details regarding when these labels will become mandatory to include satirical accounts. This will be a key detail because if parody accounts do not comply with these new rules and implement labels, confusion among users to determine the original source of information will still exist.

The company’s authentication policy states that impersonation of accounts is not allowed, but the platform allows parody accounts, comments, and fans if they are compliant with the platform’s rules.