”The additional labeling
of official accounts of Russian government agencies, officials and a number of media outlets by Twitter is just confirmation that these are not fake accounts disseminating
fake news, but official sources that should be trusted. The same tag also appeared
in the State Duma account,“ said Viacheslav Volodin
Vyacheslav Victorovich
The Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the eighth convocation. Elected in single mandate constituency № 163 (Saratov constituency - Saratov Oblast)
.
At the same time, the Chairman of the state Duma expressed surprise that Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty had not been given the same tag. ”Is that another example of double standards? Why has not the same tag been added to the account of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, which is funded from the US state budget and reflects the official position of the State Department? This is a direct attempt to misinform followers and users of the social network,“ stressed Viacheslav Volodin.
On Thursday, Twitter announced that the company would introduce new labels to designate accounts of government agencies, officials and state-controlled media outlets. Twitter will also stop including such accounts and their Tweets in recommendations.
