Twitter Reverses Suspension of Crypto Boss Stani Kulechov After ‘Joke’ Tweet
After tweets to the masses in which he falsely claimed to have been named Twitter’s interim CEO, crypto executive Stani Kulechov found his account suspended by the social media giant. But less than 24 hours later, Twitter reversed its suspension and he’s back to talking about his faux appointment.
Kulechov, the chief executive of the decentralized finance platform Aave, tweeted on April 26 that he would be joining Twitter as interim CEO. The next day, he thanked Elon Musk for the opportunity and laid out a 90-day roadmap for the world’s richest man to follow as he orchestrates a $44 billion takeover of the company.
The suggestions included adding an edit button for posting tweets, open sourcing Twitter’s algorithms, adding support for Ethereum and wallet address provider Ethereum Name Service, and integrating the platform with Aave’s newest project -- a decentralized social media network dubbed Lens Protocol.
It was only after this tweet that Kulechov realized that Twitter had frozen his account.
“The reason cited in the suspension email was due to a ‘misleading and deceptive identities policy’,” a representative for Kulechov said in a statement to Bloomberg on Thursday. “It was clearly a joke. Obviously, there’s a Twitter CEO, and no indication that he was stepping down or being replaced.”
Twitter CEO, Parag Agrawal, remains in place after being appointed in November when the company’s founder, Jack Dorsey, stepped down.
Twitter’s press department did not respond to several emails seeking comment. Its user guidelines note that account holders may not “impersonate individuals, groups or organizations to mislead, confuse or deceive others, nor use a fake identity in a manner that disrupts the experience of others on
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