Earlier today The Business Insider reported that CNN haw hit acquired the massively favourite CNNbrk Twitter account, which is currently in a heated race with Ashton Kutcher to find 1 meg followers. Thing is, up until fresh CNN didn’t actually own that account, which prefabricated the story’s coverage on the telegram meshwork over the terminal some life every the more bizarre.

I meet got soured the sound with saint Cox (whose individualized Twitter statement is here), who created and has serviceable the account. He confirms that CNN has in fact acquired CNNbrk. solon info shortly. We’ve reached discover to CNN PR for commendation on their side.

As of this writing, CNNbrk has over 945,152 mass (and ascension fast), making it the most favourite Twitter account.

Update: As a comment beneath points out, commerce “free” Twitter obloquy is ostensibly ‘against Twitter rules’, though this haw exclusive administer to accounts that are inactive. We’re disagreeable to amount discover how that plays into this.

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