WASHINGTON, April 3 — Twitter has removed the gold “verified” marker from the New York Times’ main account, as CEO Elon Musk bashed the news organisation as...
WASHINGTON, April 3 — Twitter has removed the gold “verified” marker from the New York Times’ main account, as CEO Elon Musk bashed the news organisation as “propaganda” on Sunday and the platform transitioned to a paid verification scheme.
The New York Times said it would not pay for a verified business account and would subscribe for a blue tick only for journalists finding it essential for their reporting needs. In the early hours of Sunday, Musk targeted the New York Times in several tweets, saying, “The real tragedy of @NYTimes is that their propaganda isn’t even interesting” and calling its main feed the “equivalent of diarrhea” and “unreadable.”
Since its creation in 2009, the blue tick became a signature element that helped the platform become a trusted forum for newsmakers and campaigners.
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