Twitter plans to label the personal accounts of heads of state

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Author: Kim Lyons

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Beginning next week, Twitter will add labels to the personal accounts of heads of state as it expands its policy on government-affiliated accounts, the company said Thursday. The labels are meant to provide context for users to “have a more informed experience on Twitter,” according to a blog post from Twitter Support.

This appears to be a change from an earlier position when the company said it would not label the personal accounts of heads of state since such accounts already have “widespread name recognition, media attention, and public awareness.”

To continue to help you identify governmental officials and institutions on Twitter, we’re expanding our policy to label these accounts in more countries.

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