Elon Musk's Twitter Sparks Chaos With Major Media Label Changes

Elon Musk's Twitter Sparks Outrage: Media Accounts Lose Labels

Twitter has removed "state affiliated" and "government funded" labels from several high-profile media accounts.

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The changes were implemented on Friday and affected accounts such as the BBC, Russia's RT, and NPR in the US.

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Twitter faced backlash from media outlets over how their accounts were being described, with many suspending activity on the platform.

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Several news organizations complained that the "government funded" label was inaccurate.

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The BBC also criticized Twitter after being given a "government funded" instead of a "publicly funded" label.

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Twitter owner Elon Musk later amended the BBC's label, stating that the platform was "trying to be accurate".

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The labels were originally introduced to highlight accounts linked to state media or government officials, particularly from China and Russia.

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