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Elon Musk ‘personally paying’ to keep blue ticks on some verified Twitter users

Stephen King, LeBron James and William Shatner are among the stars whose blue ticks remain, despite claiming they had not paid a subscription

Evening Standard · Apr 21, 2023

Some people will keep Twitter blue ticks despite not paying

It comes after legacy verified checkmarks were removed from the social app on Thursday

Wales Online · Apr 21, 2023

Is Pierre Poilievre deliberately muddying the waters on the CBC's Twitter label?

Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, is attempting to mislead Canadians into believing that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is an untrustworthy news source after it was labelled “government-funded media” by Elon Musk’s Twitter.

The Conversation · Apr 20, 2023

CBC 'pausing' Twitter after 'government-funded media' label

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation says it is pausing Twitter after the social media platform owned by Elon Musk stamped CBC’s account with a label the public broadcaster says is intended to undermine its credibility

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2023

Elon Musk makes crude joke after CBC pauses Twitter use over ‘government-funded media’ tag

CBC joins NPR and PBS in quitting Elon Musk’s social media platform over new labels

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2023

Canada’s CBC ‘pauses’ Twitter use after government-funded media label

Justin Trudeau has accused a rival of taking advantage of the decision by Twitter to attempt to defund the network

The Guardian - US · Apr 17, 2023

Canada public broadcaster's Twitter account labeled '69% Government-funded Media'

Public broadcaster Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's (CBC) Twitter account was on Monday labeled as "69% Government-funded Media" by the social media website.

Reuters · Apr 17, 2023

Refugee claims she was ‘victim of racism’ after being denied boarding from Air Canada flight

Ketty Nivyabandi was left ‘simply stunned’ by the refusal to let her fly

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023

Canadian teen who shared ‘bucket list’ on TikTok after cancer diagnosis dies at 18

Harrison Gilks had more than 300,000 followers on TikTok, where he shared videos of his bucket list adventures

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

Why Are More People Claiming Indigenous Ancestry?

New controversies represent an increasingly popular pastime: grasping at the furthest branches of a family tree in search of an Indigenous ancestor

The Walrus · Mar 22, 2023