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Pro@programming.devM to Technology@programming.devEnglish · 6 days ago

U.N. Official Francesca Albanese Loses “Blue Check” on X After U.S. Sanctions, Legal Appeal to Elon Musk

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U.N. Official Francesca Albanese Loses “Blue Check” on X After U.S. Sanctions, Legal Appeal to Elon Musk

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Pro@programming.devM to Technology@programming.devEnglish · 6 days ago
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U.N. Official Francesca Albanese Loses “Blue Check” on X After U.S. Sanctions, Legal Appeal to Elon Musk - UN Watch
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GENEVA, August 4, 2025 — For the first time ever, a U.N. official has lost verified status on social media. Francesca Albanese, the controversial U.N. special rapporteur on Palestine who was sanctioned by the United States last month, has lost her “blue check” verified status on X, formerly Twitter,
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  • arcterus@piefed.blahaj.zone
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    I like how they’ve demonstrated that their verification is basically worthless.

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    Go fuck yourself. If you can pry your lips off Elon.

    What a load of American crap.

    You stink up the planet. Genocide. Pedophilia. Hate. Racism.

  • VioletSoftness@piefed.blahaj.zone
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    ‘Technology’ huh

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