Australian broadcaster closes Twitter accounts over ‘toxic’ behavior
ABC Australia has closed down nearly all of its Twitter accounts amid concerns over marketing costs and an uptick in abusive behavior.
ABC Australia has closed down nearly all of its Twitter accounts amid concerns over marketing costs and an uptick in abusive behavior.
The labels prompted NPR and Canada’s CBC News to stop posting content to Twitter in protest.
Twitter has affixed a controversial “government-funded” label to more news-related profiles, including that of Australian broadcaster ABC News and Canada’s CBC.
Officials with Fox Corporation sent a threatening letter to Australia’s public broadcaster after it aired a documentary that was critical of the network.