• One of Musk’s first changes was to allow Twitter customers to get a their account certified – with a blue checkmark – by paying an $8 subscription fee, compared to Twitter previously having verified it.
• “A @washingtonpost reporter was able to create a verified account impersonating me—I’m asking for answers from @elonmusk who is putting profits over people and his debt over stopping disinformation,” Markey tweeted Friday.
• The senator also blasted the new verification process as “lax” and “unacceptable.”
• In Musk’s reply Sunday, he suggested the reason someone impersonated Markey’s account is that his real one “sounds like a parody.”
• He also asked why Markey’s profile picture showed him wearing a mask, which drew some backlash.

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