Twitter Removes "Government-Funded" Labels from News Outlets, Including RT and CBC
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Twitter has removed labels describing global media organizations as government-funded or state-affiliated, a move that comes after the Elon Musk-owned platform started stripping blue verification checkmarks from accounts that don’t pay a monthly fee. Many high-profile users lost their blue checks, including Beyoncé, Pope Francis, Oprah Winfrey, and former President Donald Trump. Musk's move reflects his assertion that the blue verification marks have become an undeserved or “corrupt” status symbol for elite personalities, news reporters, and others granted verification for free by Twitter’s previous leadership.
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