Cartoonist Jeph Jacques, who also changed his display name, posted a series of satirical tweets referencing Musk’s hands-on approach to his new company, including: “Look can everyone just stop tweeting for a second? it’s too fast for me to moderate by myself.”
His account @jephjacques, which has over 80,000 followers was suspended a short time later.
Compounding the impression that he was personally involved in decisions to ban accounts that target him, Musk responded to a tweet announcing Griffin’s suspension from the service.
“Actually, she was suspended for impersonating a comedian,” he quipped, prompting a response apparently from Griffin, who said she was now using her dead mother’s account, @TipItMaggieG, and whose username was also Elon Musk.
“I mean … you stole that joke, you a******,” she tweeted. “People have been posting that joke for hours, you hack. Look, please do a better job running this company. It used to mean something.”
Other users, including Star Wars actor Mark Hamill, joined the fray, with the hashtag #FreeKathy.
Since completing his US$44 billion takeover of the social media company, Musk has publicly mused about how to turn a profit.
Actions so far have included firing half the firm’s global workforce, and announcing an US$8 a month charge for the previously free blue-tick verification.
On Monday, he waded into the United States midterm elections, which take place on Tuesday. He urged “independent-minded voters” to vote for the Republican Party.
“Shared power curbs the worst excesses of both parties, therefore I recommend voting for a Republican congress, given that the presidency is Democratic,” he said.
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