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Maybe the NYT is on the level... [1]

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Date: 2023-10-21  

So, I have had many issues with the NYT reporting in the past, but I did want to point out something I read recently in the Washington Post that I thought was interesting.

The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has removed the gold “verified” badge from the New York Times’ account amid ongoing complaints about the news organization from X owner Elon Musk. The badge was the only symbol distinguishing the Times’ 55-million-follower account from impostors amid two major global conflicts in Israel and Ukraine. X has hosted and helped amplify a flood of false information related to the Israel-Gaza war, some of which Musk has personally endorsed... After this story was published Thursday, the Times’ main account was given a blue “verified” badge. A Times spokesperson said Friday that X “continues to provide no information or explanation for any of these moves.” The move further extends Musk’s attempts to use the social media company he bought with claims of defending free speech to undercut news organizations he dislikes. It also suggests Musk has adopted the kinds of secretive social media tactics he and Twitter’s conservative critics once loudly denounced.

I mean, if Musk hates them, can they really be all that bad? Maybe, but still, something to think about.

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