Twitter has removed the designations “state-affiliated” and “government-funded” from accounts belonging to news organizations.
Once upon a time, a significant number of prominent pages on the site hailing from Western nations, Russia, China, and other countries had either of those tags shown on their accounts; however, as of 6:00 GMT on that day, those tags are no longer visible on those accounts.
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This policy of labeling mostly targeted accounts that were tied to state media or government officials, particularly those from China and Russia, which were regarded to represent the official voice of their respective country states overseas.
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In more recent periods, however, the designations have also been applied to news organizations that were supported by public funds but were not governed by any government.
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As a result of this, both the National Public Radio and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation decided to cease using Twitter.
Additionally, Radio New Zealand threatened to leave Twitter over the “government-funded” title, while Sveriges Radio in Sweden announced that it would also stop tweeting.
On the other hand, by Friday, every tag had been removed. The adjustment came into effect not long after Twitter started systematically removing its blue ticks on Thursday.
The ticks were a symbol that indicated a verified account in the past. Elon Musk, the current owner of Twitter, is the one who made the decision to tweak the system so that anyone who pays $8 per month can earn the badge.
Users have been concerned as a result of the network’s ongoing struggles, which include staff layoffs, advertisers quitting the platform, a growth of hate speech and misinformation, and less content control than in the past.