Elon Musk’s mother, Maye Musk, sets the record straight regarding her son’s social media activity.
The author and veteran model, with 1.4 million followers on Instagram, often uses her platform to share a glimpse of her life and promote the 54-year-old billionaire’s activities or projects, but this time, her post took a different turn.
In a recent Instagram Story, she informed fans about impersonators, particularly those online.
With the rise of deepfake technology, the Tesla CEO can become an easy target for scammers who deceive the public by posing as him.
As a result, the 77-year-old made it clear that her son isn’t on any social media platform except X.
“Another reminder that Elon is not on Instagram, Facebook, Telegram and any platform other than X. He will not also ask for your money,” her post reads, together with a screenshot of Instagram accounts using his name.
Earlier this year, fraudsters were using artificial intelligence (AI) to impersonate the business magnate and sell investment scams by creating realistic-looking deepfake videos to convince potential victims.
Following this, X, owned by Elon Musk, announced that it will implement stricter rules around parody accounts.
“We’re rolling out updates to improve transparency for Parody, Commentary, and Fan (PCF) accounts on our platform. Starting April 10, all PCF accounts will be required to include PCF-compliant keywords at the beginning of their account names and avoid using identical avatars to the entities they depict,” the post reads.
The company also explained that the following changes will help users better understand the unaffiliated nature of PCF accounts and reduce the risk of confusion or impersonation.
Moreover, X also encouraged the public to report anything suspicious through their in-app tool or via the Help Center.
It can be recalled that a parody account of Elon Musk, with over one million followers, encouraged users to “like and comment” the post for a chance to win a Tesla, according to the BBC.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks alongside U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House.
At the time, the post received over 400,000 likes and more than 200,000 replies from the public, with many users eager for a chance to win a Tesla.
Besides the tech mogul, scammers are also using famous celebrities and influential people like Kim Kardashian, Oprah Winfrey and Grammy winner Vince Gill to victimize innocent users through illegitimate charitable appeals, classic investment scams and even false advertisements.