The latest update rolled out by Twitter seems to have done more harm than good. Elon Musk announced that the social media platform is now providing a subscription to get a verified Twitter account. That means, there will be a blue tickmark next to the username. Musk rolled out this service for $8 and it hasn?t gotten many positive responses so far.

After the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban got shut down by Musk. It looks like another entity from the NBA is making its case to the new owner of Twitter. Former Boston Celtics star and analyst Kendrick Perkins went to Twitter to voice his opinions.

Kendrick Perkins urges Elon Musk

Since Twitter has started this verification subscription, many people have created fake accounts of notable celebrities and big brand named organizations. And these accounts have been tweeting out either false information or obscenities on the social media platform.

Perkins tweeted his discomfort over Musk?s latest changes in the platform?s latest update. He said, ?Hey @elonmusk man this used to be my sanctuary what the hell have you done?! I?m just saying??

Since the latest update, many people have been tricked and duped by these fake accounts on Twitter. One of the first was a fake account of Los Angeles Lakers star Lebron James. Wherein he was demanding a trade from the Lakers.

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Then there was another fake account made for ESPN?s Senior NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski. One of the tweets from that fake account stated that the Brooklyn Nets have released Kyrie Irving.

And it wasn?t just the world of sports that got affected by this. An account that pretended to be the gaming company, Nintendo, posted a picture of Mario giving the finger. One good thing is that all these accounts have since been suspended.

Elon Musk speaks out

Since the rise of these incidents, Elon Musk gave out instructions saying, ?Going forward, accounts engaged in parody must include ?parody? in their name, not just in bio.??

He also added, ?To be more precise, accounts doing parody impersonations. Basically, tricking people is not ok.?

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While some people may find it amusing, this could be problematic for many. And not to mention, this completely undercuts the reliability and credibility of the social media platform. Let?s see what Musk decides to do in order to put a permanent stop to these shenanigans.