White House plans to remain in Twitter’s ‘rougher neighbourhood’


A blue verification check on the Twitter page of US President Joe Biden on Nov 7, 2022. Klain’s remarks were the strongest indication yet that the White House would remain on Twitter despite policies implemented under new owner Elon Musk, who has rolled back content moderation policies and proposed charging users for verification checkmarks. — Bloomberg

The White House will continue to use Twitter Inc to communicate with voters as long as it remains a “viable platform”, White House chief of staff Ron Klain said on Dec 5.

“I think there’s no doubt that Twitter is a rougher neighbourhood than it was a month ago,” Klain said at the Wall Street Journal’s CEO Summit.

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