Twitter Will Block Ads From State-Controlled Media Outlets

Aug 19 2019 by The Daily Beast

 
Leon Neal

In a blog post on Monday, Twitter announced that it would no longer accept ad dollars from state-run media entities.

“Any affected accounts will be free to continue to use Twitter to engage in public conversation, just not our advertising products,” the company wrote.

In its announcement, Twitter clarified that its new policy will “apply to news media entities that are either financially or editorially controlled by the state,” a definition that still leaves plenty of room for...

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