Impersonation violates Twitter's Terms of Service and we take the issue seriously. We suspend, delete, or transfer control of accounts known to be impersonation. When alerted, we took action in this regard on behalf of St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa.
Bottom line, if you think someone is impersonating you on Twitter, complain to tech support and they will shut down the impostor.
Twitter Blog: Not Playing Ball
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True for a person, not for an entity.
http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/twitter-impersonation-terms-of-service-violation-help
Interesting twitter twist from Ed. Thanks for sending me your story. The blog post does say the "experiment" will start with individuals:
"The experiment will begin with public officials, public agencies, famous artists, athletes, and other well known individuals at risk of impersonation."
But concedes that business and entities are also an issue:
"Initially, verification will not be tested with businesses. However, we do see an opportunity in that arena so we'll keep you posted when we have something to share."
Remember the first well publicized Twitter impersonation controversy was with an entity, CNN. I hope in your situation that they become more responsive to Ed's type of situation.
Actually it applies to companies also, but not as fast moving. Companies like Six Flags were able to recover their accounts recently.
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