Twitter removes government-funded media labels from NPR, PBS, RT, and China accounts
Twitter has removed all labels for media accounts it had tagged, including "state-affiliated" for outlets such as Russia's RT and Sputnik, as well as China's Xinhua, and "government-funded" for NPR, BBC, PBS, and CBC. The labeling change came after Twitter removed blue checkmarks denoting an account was verified from scores of feeds earlier on Thursday. NPR recently quit the platform over how it was denoted and has not yet responded to a request for comment. CBC is reviewing the latest development before taking any next steps.