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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.

Twitter removes “government-funded” labels from news accounts

The labels prompted NPR and Canada's CBC News to stop posting content to Twitter in protest.

Twitter adds more controversial labels to news accounts

Twitter has affixed a controversial "government-funded" label to more news-related profiles, including that of Australian broadcaster ABC News and Canada's CBC.

Fox News Channel declares war on Australian broadcaster

Officials with Fox Corporation sent a threatening letter to Australia's public broadcaster after it aired a documentary that was critical of the network.

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