Twitter Banning Satirical 'Fake' Versions Of Politicians?

Courtesy Techdirt  Wed, 10/28/2009 - 21:21

It's certainly become popular on blogs and on Twitter to create "fake" satirical versions of various famous people.

These are usually humorous (or they try to be) over-the-top representations of these celebrities. Usually, they are quite obvious, even to the point of saying that they are "the fake so-and-so" or clearly stating in the bio that this is fake.

There should be no confusion around such things. However, a journalist in India who created a "fake" satirical Twitter profile for...

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