Twitter/X suddenly removed the golden “verified” label from the account New York TimesMusk, the news organization’s boss, has repeatedly criticized the organization before.
This is the second time in a year era Already seen its check mark disappear. In April of this year, Musk ordered employees to remove the blue “verified” logo from the account after learning that the account would not be paid for Twitter Blue.
Golden checks for verifying the legitimacy of businesses were launched a few weeks later, with one awarded to era.Other news organizations, including Washington post and wealthstill retaining the gold check.
The move could create more confusion for users at a time when misinformation on social media platforms has increased dramatically, particularly about the war between Israel and Hamas.
Twitter/X did not respond to inquiries about the move beyond the company’s usual automated reply of “very busy right now, please check back later.”
this era has been the target of Musk’s vitriol.Just two months ago, he Tweet The company supported “the call for genocide” and said “if there was ever a time to cancel this publication, it is now.”
In addition to going back and forth over verification issues, Musk and Twitter were also found to be slowing down traffic. New York Times Earlier this year, the site delayed about five seconds before users were able to click on the organization’s story. The site reversed course after reports about the practice emerged from other news organizations. Other websites affected by this practice include Bluesky, Substack, Instagram, and Reuters. Musk, who has described himself as a “free speech absolutist,” has criticized all of these sites in the past.
Musk has a long history of trolling users he doesn’t like on social media sites, most notably when he banned the use of a plane tracking tool that reminded people of where he traveled.
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