\u2018J*ck\u2019 trending on Twitter as celebrity stan accounts get \u201cpurged\u201d from platform Wikimedia Commons: Mark Warner\/TwitterTwitter CEO Jack Dorsey has found himself at the center of a storm on his own platform, after multiple stan accounts for celebrities were apparently banned, and \u2018J*ck\u2019 is trending as a result. While you might have seen the trending topic and assumed it\u2019s censoring a profanity you\u2019re not aware of, it\u2019s simply fan accounts hitting out at the Twitter CEO \u2013 while trying to avoid his ban hammer. Jack is no stranger to controversy \u2014 he\u2019s had his accounts hacked and had to make the bold decision to ban the departing US President\u2019s account at the back end of 2020. Now, though, he\u2019s dealing with something far scarier: the stans. \u2018Stans\u2019, or the most committed of fans, have unprecedented power on Twitter, with the ability to infiltrate any community and get anything trending as they wish. So, when a number of stan accounts started getting banned, apparently because they were \u2018impersonating\u2019 celebrities by using their images, they rallied together to go straight to the top, and they want answers from Jack himself. You can flick through the J*ck Twitter trend yourself to see what people are saying, but the crux of it is explained well by user Zettabyte. \u201cWho is j*ck?\u201d they tweeted. \u201cApparently some guy at Twitter headquarters, mass banning Twitter accounts that have a celeb [profile pictures] or name because it\u2019s impersonation.\u201d Who is j*ck: Apparently some guy at twitter headquarters mass banning twitter accounts that have a celeb pfp or name because it’s impersonation. Retweet or like so people can stop asking ffs. \u2014 Zettabyte v1.0 (@not_zettabyte) April 27, 2021 This makes sense, too \u2014 as celebrities and verified users will often have people impersonate them online, Twitter and other social media platforms usually attempt to prevent this from happening as much as possible. Some people believe this may be a step too far, but others are finding the humor in it. For example, MaxKriegerVG says the fact that j*ck is trending is proof that they \u201cdo not in fact live on this planet.\u201d watching the kpop stans all go “”so this j*ck asshole who’s banning everyone is some jerk that works at twitter??? let’s dox him”” confirms that they do not in fact live on this planet \u2014 \u303d\ufe0fax krieger is building meter (@MaxKriegerVG) April 28, 2021 Of course, the memes are being created and shared in their thousands too. https:\/\/twitter.com\/likeCreflo\/status\/1387192052857856002?s=20 It\u2019s unclear how many accounts have been banned or suspended, or exactly what the criteria was, but the stan accounts fear they might be in danger as a result and taken the issue straight to the top. If you have a celebrity as your profile image on Twitter, you might want to consider swapping it out, just in case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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