LeBron James Among Celebrities , Impersonated on Twitter , by Verified Accounts.<br />The impersonations follow the official rollout <br />of the Twitter Blue subscription option.<br />The service allows users to pay a $7.99 monthly fee for the blue check mark verification.<br />Spoof accounts began noticeably <br />appearing on the platform on Nov. 9.<br />The account claiming to be LeBron James stirred the Twittersphere after tweeting that the <br />NBA icon was "requesting a trade.".<br />I am officially requesting a trade. Thank you #LakersNation for all the support through the years, Via Fake LeBron James Twitter Account.<br />Onto bigger and better things! #ThekidfromAKRON #ImComingHome, Via Fake LeBron James Twitter Account.<br />The Twitter support account tweeted <br />that a team was addressing the issue.<br />We’re not currently putting an ‘Official’ label on accounts but we are aggressively going after impersonation and deception, Twitter Support Account, via statement.<br />Technology journalists predicted a great deal of confusion due to the change in Twitter's verification policy.<br />This is going to be a nightmare that'll be very funny before <br />it's scary, Ben Collins, NBC News Senior Reporter, via Twitter.<br />The reports of spoof celebrity accounts follow the suspension of some accounts that belong to actual celebrities.<br />Kathy Griffin was suspended after she changed her <br />Twitter profile to an impersonation of Elon Musk.<br />Elon Musk responded to reports of celebrities impersonating his account on Nov. 6.<br />Going forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying ‘parody’ will be permanently suspended, Elon Musk, via Twitter
