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AOC parody Twitter account no longer exists, but someone has plans to resurrect it



A parody Twitter account that mocked Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York no longer exists on the social media platform.

"This account doesn't exist," a message says of the @AOCpress Twitter account.

Earlier this week, the congresswoman had tweeted that there was an account impersonating her. "FYI there’s a fake account on here impersonating me and going viral. The Twitter CEO has engaged it, boosting visibility. It is releasing false policy statements and gaining spread. I am assessing with my team how to move forward. In the meantime, be careful of what you see," she tweeted. Ocasio-Cortez has served as a House lawmaker since 2019.

The person behind the popular Catturd Twitter account has claimed that he intends to resurrect the Ocasio-Cortez parody account.

"FYI ... If you listen to my podcast, you know I wrote many tweets for the @AOCpress parody account. However, I didn't own or run the account," he tweeted. "Tune in to our podcast at inthelitterbox.com and I'll explain what happened and my plans to bring the account back myself, like literally."

Twitter owner Elon Musk responded by expressing his hope that the account would be revived. "I hope it does come back. Was super funny," he tweeted.

\u201c@catturd2 @AOCpress I hope it does come back. Was super funny \ud83e\udd23\u201d
— Catturd \u2122 (@Catturd \u2122) 1685728088

While the account is no longer available Twitter, archived versions of it can be viewed on web.archive.org. One of the tweets that had been posted on the account read, "Printing money is the only way out of inflation."

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Kyle Rittenhouse, Catturd, and Libs of TikTok get blue verification badges as Elon Musk rolls out new $7.99 per month Twitter Blue subscription



Twitter has started rolling out the option to pay $7.99 per month to get a blue verification badge, a move that comes not long after billionaire Elon Musk announced a plan to offer the badges for $8 per month.

The accounts of Kyle Rittenhouse, Libs of TikTok, and Catturd now bear the blue badges.

"Thank you @elonmusk!" Rittenhouse tweeted.

\u201cUh-oh \ud83d\ude31\n\nThank you @elonmusk!\u201d
— Kyle Rittenhouse (@Kyle Rittenhouse) 1668037010

"My $8 investment into getting to witness liberal meltdowns has paid off. Best $8 I ever spent!" Libs of TikTok tweeted.

\u201cMy $8 investment into getting to witness liberal meltdowns has paid off. Best $8 I ever spent!\u201d
— Libs of TikTok (@Libs of TikTok) 1668026090

"Seriously, how bad is this going to trigger the Left?" Catturd tweeted. "I can't stop laughing."

Last week, Musk referred to the organization's previous "lords & peasants system" for obtaining the badges as "bulls**t," adding, "Power to the people! Blue for $8/month."

Currently, the new version of Twitter Blue is only available to users in certain countries who use Apple's iOS, though Musk has said that the plan is to eventually expand the offering to other platforms and nations.

"Rollout of new verified Blue is intentionally limited just to iOS in a few countries with very little promotion. As we iron out issues, we will expand worldwide on all platforms," Musk tweeted. "In days to come, we’ll add granularity to verified badge, such as organizational affiliation & ID verification," he wrote.

"The new Twitter Blue is currently available for in-app purchase on iOS only in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK, with plans to expand," Twitter notes. "New Twitter accounts created on or after November 9, 2022 will not be able to sign up for Twitter Blue at this time."

"The definition of Verification and the accompanying blue checkmark is changing. Until now, Twitter used the blue checkmark to indicate active, notable, and authentic accounts of public interest that Twitter had independently verified based on certain requirements," the company says. "Now the blue checkmark may mean two different things: either that an account was verified under the previous verification criteria (active, notable, and authentic), or that the account has an active subscription to Twitter Blue. Accounts that receive the blue checkmark as part of a Twitter Blue subscription will not undergo review to confirm that they meet the active, notable and authentic criteria that was used in the previous process."