Twitter removes 'state-affiliated' labels for media accounts

Musk Drops Twitter’s ‘State-Affiliated’ and ‘Government-Funded’ Media Labels After Backlash

Twitter is no longer labeling any accounts as “state-affiliated media” or “government-funded media,” a change that comes after organizations including NPR and PBS objected to the descriptions from the Elon Musk-owned social network and have suspended their activity on Twitter in protest. According to NPR reporter Bobby Allyn, when he emailed Musk to inquire about the decision to drop media labels, the CEO replied, “This was Walter Isaacson’s s…

Twitter removes 'government-funded' news labels from all media accounts

BusinessAfter facing a backlash, Elon Musk-run Twitter has finally removed "government-funded media" labels on all accounts belonging to traditional publications and digital news outlets.Image for representationAfter facing a backlash, Elon Musk-run Twitter has finally removed "government-funded media" labels on all accounts belonging to traditional publications and digital news outlets. Twitter has also deleted its web page explaining the "g…

Twitter Removes ‘Government-Funded’ News Labels From All Media Accounts After Backlash | 📲 LatestLY

Twitter has also deleted its web page explaining the "government-funded media" labels, report The Verge. The micro-blogging platform earlier placed the 'publicly-funded' label to the BBC account and applied the 'government-funded' label to US-based NPR. 📲 Twitter Removes ‘Government-Funded’ News Labels From All Media Accounts After Backlash.

Twitter removes 'government-funded' media labels – DW – 04/21/2023

Elon Musk's Twitter stopped providing information about the funding of media organizations after conflicts with various broadcasters over the practice.

Musk removes ‘government-funded’ labels after scrutiny leads some outlets to exit Twitter

Twitter has removed the “government-funded” labels from outlets like National Public Radio and PBS after the outlets and others protested that their accounts were flagged and many decided to leave the platform. The decision marks a 180-degree turn for CEO Elon Musk, who originally plastered NPR with a “state-affiliated media” label previously only reserved for…

End Of An Era: Twitter Drops All Govt-Funded Media Labels

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