Twitter labels state media, government officials' accounts

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Twitter labels state media, government officials' accounts

Transparency boost to reveal affiliation.

Twitter will label the accounts of state-affiliated media outlets, their senior staff and some key government officials, the company said in a blog post on Thursday. The accounts of Russia's Sputnik, RT, and China's Xinhua News are among the media organizations that will be labeled, according to ...

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