NPR quits Elon Musk's Twitter over 'government-funded' label

NPR is lashing out at Twitter after its account was slapped with *** state affiliated label on the social media platform, that designation doesn't restrict what NPR can post, but it essentially puts NPR in the same category as other government aligned outlets in China and Russia seemingly branding NPR as *** US government mouthpiece. Twitter's official policy has been that media organizations with editorial independence like NPR would not get such *** label. And after users pointed this out, that section of the policy was deleted for context. NPR does receive about 1% of its funding from the US federal government and while Republicans in recent years have called to defund NPR over perceived biases. NPR says the vast majority of its funding comes from other sources and that it's free from government influence. Npr's CEO calls the move to label it state media unacceptable. And after Twitter owner Elon Musk with their financial breakdowns, Musk who previously called the designation accurate, later told NPR it might not have been accurate and that it will be evaluated. Currently, other media outlets like Voice of America and Radio Free Europe which also receive us funding have not been labeled as state affiliated media by Twitter. Elon Musk told NPR, quote, the operating principle at New Twitter is simply fair and equal treatment.

National Public Radio is quitting Twitter after the social media platform owned by Elon Musk stamped NPR's main account with labels the news organization says are meant to undermine its credibility.바카라 게임 웹사이트�NPR바카라 게임 웹사이트�s organizational accounts will no longer be active on Twitter because the platform is taking actions that undermine our credibility by falsely implying that we are not editorially independent,바카라 게임 웹사이트� NPR said in a statement Wednesday.Last week, Twitter labeled NPR's main account as 바카라 게임 웹사이트�state-affiliated media바카라 게임 웹사이트� on the social media site, a label also used to identify media outlets that are controlled or heavily influenced by authoritarian governments. Twitter later changed the label to 바카라 게임 웹사이트�government-funded media바카라 게임 웹사이트� and gave it to at least one other public news organization, the BBC.바카라 게임 웹사이트�We are not putting our journalism on platforms that have demonstrated an interest in undermining our credibility and the public바카라 게임 웹사이트�s understanding of our editorial independence,바카라 게임 웹사이트� NPR's statement said.NPR's main account had not tweeted since April 4. On Wednesday, it sent a series of tweets listing other places to find its journalism.The company said NPR journalists, employees and member stations can decide on their own if they want to keep using the platform.NPR's chief communications officer, Isabel Lara, said in an email that 바카라 게임 웹사이트�NPR journalists and employees will decide on their own if they wish to remain on the platform, same for NPR member stations as they바카라 게임 웹사이트�re independently owned and operated.바카라 게임 웹사이트�NPR does receive U.S. government funding through grants from federal agencies and departments, along with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The company said it accounts for less than 1% of NPR바카라 게임 웹사이트�s annual operating budget.Twitter바카라 게임 웹사이트�s new labels have often appeared arbitrarily assigned. It tagged NPR with the 바카라 게임 웹사이트�state-affiliated바카라 게임 웹사이트� label after Musk participated in a public conversation about NPR on Twitter, and then deleted mention of NPR, but left up BBC, on a web page where it described why they should not get that label.Since then, it has given NPR, BBC and some other groups a 바카라 게임 웹사이트�government-funded바카라 게임 웹사이트� label but hasn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t done the same for many other public media outlets, such as their counterparts in Canada and Australia.In an interview Tuesday with a BBC technology reporter at Twitter바카라 게임 웹사이트�s San Francisco headquarters, Musk acknowledged that the British news organization 바카라 게임 웹사이트�is not thrilled바카라 게임 웹사이트� about the state-affiliated labels and asked the reporter for feedback.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Our goal was simply to be as truthful and accurate as possible,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Musk said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�So I think we바카라 게임 웹사이트�re adjusting the label to be 바카라 게임 웹사이트�publicly funded바카라 게임 웹사이트�, which I think is perhaps not too objectionable. We바카라 게임 웹사이트�re trying to be accurate.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

National Public Radio is quitting Twitter after the social media platform stamped NPR's main account with labels the news organization says are meant to undermine its credibility.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�NPR바카라 게임 웹사이트�s organizational accounts will no longer be active on Twitter because the platform is taking actions that undermine our credibility by falsely implying that we are not editorially independent,바카라 게임 웹사이트� NPR said in a statement Wednesday.

Last week, Twitter on the social media site, a label also used to identify media outlets that are controlled or heavily influenced by authoritarian governments. Twitter later changed the label to 바카라 게임 웹사이트�government-funded media바카라 게임 웹사이트� and gave it to at least one other public news organization, the BBC.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�We are not putting our journalism on platforms that have demonstrated an interest in undermining our credibility and the public바카라 게임 웹사이트�s understanding of our editorial independence,바카라 게임 웹사이트� NPR's statement said.

NPR's main account had not tweeted since April 4. On Wednesday, it sent a series of tweets listing other places to find its journalism.

The company said NPR journalists, employees and member stations can decide on their own if they want to keep using the platform.

NPR's chief communications officer, Isabel Lara, said in an email that 바카라 게임 웹사이트�NPR journalists and employees will decide on their own if they wish to remain on the platform, same for NPR member stations as they바카라 게임 웹사이트�re independently owned and operated.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

NPR does receive U.S. government funding through grants from federal agencies and departments, along with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The company said it accounts for less than 1% of NPR바카라 게임 웹사이트�s annual operating budget.

Twitter바카라 게임 웹사이트�s new labels have often appeared arbitrarily assigned. It tagged NPR with the 바카라 게임 웹사이트�state-affiliated바카라 게임 웹사이트� label after Musk participated in a public conversation about NPR on Twitter, and then deleted mention of NPR, but left up BBC, on a web page where it described why they should not get that label.

Since then, it has given NPR, BBC and some other groups a 바카라 게임 웹사이트�government-funded바카라 게임 웹사이트� label but hasn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t done the same for many other public media outlets, such as their counterparts in Canada and Australia.

In an interview Tuesday with a BBC technology reporter at Twitter바카라 게임 웹사이트�s San Francisco headquarters, Musk acknowledged that the British news organization 바카라 게임 웹사이트�is not thrilled바카라 게임 웹사이트� about the state-affiliated labels and asked the reporter for feedback.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�Our goal was simply to be as truthful and accurate as possible,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Musk said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�So I think we바카라 게임 웹사이트�re adjusting the label to be 바카라 게임 웹사이트�publicly funded바카라 게임 웹사이트�, which I think is perhaps not too objectionable. We바카라 게임 웹사이트�re trying to be accurate.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

NPR quits Elon Musk's Twitter over 'government-funded' label

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