Twitter Labels State Media, Government Officials’ Accounts

Twitter Labels State Media, Government Officials’ Accounts
The Twitter logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, N.Y., on Sept. 28, 2016. Brendan McDermid/Reuters
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Twitter Inc. 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 a Twitter spokesman. He declined to provide a full list of entities.