Elon Musk Restores Kathy Griffin’s Twitter Account After Two Weeks

Elon tweeted that he had restored the accounts of Kathy and two others — Jordan Peterson and The Babylon Bee.

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While Kathy was suspended for impersonating Elon, the other two got kicked off for transphobic tweets.

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Instead of showing appreciation on Twitter like the other two, Kathy opted to respond to thereinstatement on Instagram

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She told the Tesla founder that he had “f**ked up.”

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The Chief Twit also highlighted that “hate/negative tweets” would get “max deboosted and demonetized.”

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He did not mention the metrics used in reinstating certain accounts or what qualifies as a hateful or negative tweet.

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Kathy got into trouble after changing her display name to “Elon Musk” and her profile picture to the billionaire’s face.

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When responding to the news of her suspension, Elon said she got the boot for “impersonating a comedian.”

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He also stated that she could get her account back by paying $8.

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