Key government officials such as foreign ministers, ambassadors and official spokespeople will receive the label, as will accounts belonging to 'state-affiliated' media entities, their editors-in-chief and their senior staff, Twitter said
Twitter is introducing new labels to better identify accounts belonging to government officials and senior staff of state-backed media, the social media platform announced on Thursday.
The label will appear as part of an account's bio and will also be attached to their Twitter username throughout the site. The accounts of government officials will show a flag image and the label"government account" whereas media accounts will show a podium with a microphone and a label that says"state-affiliated media."
A Twitter spokesperson confirmed to CNN business that President Donald Trump's personal account, @realDonaldTrump, will not receive the label, but the @POTUS and @WhiteHouse accounts will. "We believe this is an important step so that when people see an account discussing geopolitical issues from another country, they have context on its national affiliation and are better informed about who they represent," Twitter said in the announcement.
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