And now this post gets flagged, lol. I suppose the Elon defenders have logged on.

Attempts to confuse identity are not normally held as acceptable, though. Parody and satire imply that there is some kind of exaggeration that makes it identifiable as such. In this case, without scrutinization, one could have easily thought Griffin's account was Musk's.

> First, trolling is speech.... expressing yourself through actions is speech.

Can't agree. It's like saying running red lights is "speech" because you're expressing yourself by driving like an idiot. Can we lift the bar just a little before something is "speech"?

Satire and parody, absolutely. But those things are usually found in predictable places, like on a stage where the audience is expecting parody and satire. Or within the contents of a message. Not in the message header, trying to pretend like it came from somewhere else.

If popular comedian Joe Bloggs booked a venue and sold tickets for a comedy night, then someone else turned up instead "surprise! It's parody guys"... not only would the venue owner be pissed, but so would every single person who bought a ticket. "It's just a prank bro" is a meme for a reason... and it's not a complement for the prankster. Trolling is blocking speech because it aims to dismantle the facilitation of speech.