Twitter Changes Label On NPR Account From ‘State-Affiliated’ To ‘Government Funded’
As it appears now, the NPR Twitter account annotated highly to highlight the new label … [+] “Government-Funded” Twitter Twitter CEO Elon Musk has changed the way National Public Radio is listed on the social media platform yet again, slapping a “government funded” label on the organization’s Twitter account. It seems like the label will soon be applied to other media outlets. Twitter caused some controversy this past week when the social media platform added a label to NPR’s account declaring it was “state-affiliated media.” The move put NPR, which receives some funding from the government, on par with Russia’s RT and China’s Xinhua propaganda outlets. But Twitter has changed NPR’s label to read “government funded” on Saturday, leaving the “state affiliated” label on Xinhua and RT. For now, at least. NPR is funded by roughly 1-2% federal funding, with the rest coming from fees and corporate sponsorships. New York Times . NPR receives some funding from the gove...