From PC Mag: After labeling both NPR and the BBC as government-funded media, Twitter is suddenly going in the opposite direction. The company has stopped using the labels entirely, including on accounts tied to foreign government officials and state-controlled media groups.
Users noticed the change today; it not only erases the labels from NPR, but also on accounts belonging to actual state-controlled media agencies, such as China’s Xinhua and Russia’s RT.com and Sputnik.
Twitter also removed the "government official" and "affiliated media" labeling across accounts belonging to Russian and Chinese politicians and pundits known for promoting anti-American sentiments, such as former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. The company did the same to US politicians and institutions, including President Biden and the White House.
Twitter seems to have also deleted the company’s policy about labeling government-affiliated accounts. Visiting the original link generates a “Sorry, this page doesn't exist” error.
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