Chinese, Iranian, and Russian State Propaganda Outlets Lose ‘State-Affiliated’ Warning Label in Latest Musk Twitter Changes

Twitter dropped warning labels on the state-run propaganda outlets for some of the U.S.’s most potent and lethal geopolitical adversaries on Thursday evening.

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Opinion | Why CBC isn’t the enemy — no matter what Pierre Poilievre and Elon Musk may think

In asking Twitter to label CBC as “government-funded media,” the Conservative leader’s game is clear.

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NPR quits Twitter after being labeled as “state-affiliated media”

National Public Radio (NPR), the renowned American non-profit media organization, has announced its decision to leave Twitter, citing concerns over the platform’s handling of online abuse and…

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Hah! The #comedy absolutely writes itself! Apparently #NPR has now suspended its use of #Twitter because #PhonyStark slapped them with the #StateAffiliatedMedia label!
My LOCAL listener supported #radio station @[email protected] @[email protected] just announced that they were going to STOP posting on #Twitter because of #NPR being labeled at #StateAffiliatedMedia . I am hoping listener supported @kpcc @laist does the same. @jeffjarvis
@dangillmor That's interesting because my LOCAL listener supported #radio station @[email protected] @[email protected] just announced that they were going to STOP posting on #Twitter because of #NPR being labeled at #StateAffiliatedMedia . I am hoping listener supported @kpcc @laist does the same.

NPR used to be an explicit example in #Twitter's policy document on what should *not* be labeled "state-affiliated media". Then #ElonMusk 🤡 retconned the policy...

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/04/05/npr-was-twitters-example-of-what-should-not-be-labeled-state-affiliated-media-then-musk-added-the-label-and-retconned-the-policy/ #NPR #StateAffiliatedMedia

NPR Was Twitter’s Example Of What Should NOT Be Labeled ‘State-Affiliated Media.’ Then Musk Added The Label And Retconned The Policy

For years I’ve joked that everyone who hasn’t thought about trust & safety thinks that it’s easy: just do what I would do. The assumption is that there’s a “right” set of ways to handle these q…

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Twitter IS "State Affiliated Media"

Regardless of whether you agree with Galloway's argument or not, this all overlooks the innate absurdity of a government-tied social media corporation like Twitter labeling other people "state-affiliated media". Twitter is state-affiliated media. It has been working in steadily increasing intimacy with the United States government since the US empire began pressuring Silicon Valley platforms to regulate content in support of establishment power structures following the 2016 election. In 2020 Twitter was one of the many Silicon Valley corporations who coordinated directly with US government agencies to determine what content should be censored in order to "secure" the presidential election. In 2021 Twitter announced that it was orchestrating mass purges of foreign accounts on the advice of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), which receives funding from many government institutions including the US State Department. Reading by Tim Foley. Article with relevant links: https://caitlinjohnstone.substack.com/p/twitter-is-state-affiliated-media?s=w Thanks for watching! Subscribe to caitlinjohnstone.com for email updates on all my new stuff.

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