Elon Musk’s Twitter Blue fiasco: Governments need to better regulate how companies use trademarks

<p>[First paragraphs]: "Until recently, Twitter’s blue checkmark logo was (for better or worse) a trusted mark of authenticity. But under the façade of democratizing the platform, Elon Musk allowed the blue checkmark to be purchased by anyone — <a href="https://theconversation.com/impersonation-and-parody-shitposters-satirically-mock-elon-musks-chaotic-twitter-takeover-194503" target="_blank"><u>with unsurprisingly chaotic results</u></a>.</p> <p>Impersonators soon made use of the blue checkmark, with negative consequences for those brands, companies and public figures who had their Twitter accounts impersonated."</p> <p>Article also appeared in the <a href="https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/elon-musks-twitter-blue-fiasco-governments-need-to-better-regulate-how-companies-use-trademarks" target="_blank">National Post</a>.</p>