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Twitter to amend “government-funded” label on BBC account
Twitter owner Elon Musk says the platform will amend a controversial label applied to the main profile of the BBC this week.
Department of Justice recently probed Twitter, ex-workers say
Former employees of social media website Twitter say the company owes them at least $1 million associated with various legal challenges.
Nieman Journalism Lab shuts down Twitter bot ‘Fuego’
Harvard's Nieman Lab has shut down a Twitter robot that aggregated tweets and links from journalists, technologists and other digital-savvy users
BBC takes issue with ‘government-funded’ label on Twitter
The BBC has added to a growing list of media organizations taking issue with a label affixed to their Twitter account.
Twitter changes label on NPR account
A controversial "state-affiliated" label affixed to NPR's main Twitter account now claims the outlet is "government funded," which is grossly misleading.
Twitter to “reconsider” state-affiliated label on NPR account
The affirmation came from Elon Musk himself in a series of e-mails sent to an NPR reporter.
Twitter adds “state media” label to NPR account
Executives at NPR have criticized Twitter for adding a "state-affiliated media" label to the organization's main account.
Twitter adds “state media” label to NPR account
Executives at NPR have criticized Twitter for adding a "state-affiliated media" label to the organization's main account.
Twitter accused of censorship in India
Twitter has restricted access to accounts of journalists, politicians and activists in India at the request of that country's government
Twitter accused of censorship in India
Twitter has restricted access to accounts of journalists, politicians and activists in India at the request of that country's government
Groups blocking journalists on Mastodon reaches 200
More than 200 Mastodon servers have blocked a group popular with hundreds of journalists.
Twitter says some source code leaked online
The data was posted to Microsoft's GitHub repository, used to distribute open-source code. Twitter thinks a former employee may be responsible.