Twitter removes government-funded media labels from Russian, Chinese, NPR, PBS, and RT accounts.
Twitter has removed labels designating global media accounts as government-controlled or funded, allowing propaganda from China, Russia and other countries to be more widely seen and believed. The move has been criticized by experts who say that state actors are continuing to invest in influence operations. Elon Musk, who has called himself a “free-speech absolutist,” has been criticized for his handling of propaganda campaigns on Twitter since he took over the platform.