Designation added by Twitter to @BBC account is at odds with corporation’s public funding model and constitutional independence
Elon Musk has described the BBC as “among the least biased” media organisations after the broadcaster objected to being labelled as “government-funded media” on Twitter.after the designation was attached to the main @BBC account. The label links through to a page on Twitter’s help centre that says “state-affiliated media” are outlets where the government “exercises control over editorial content” in various ways.added in its statement: “The BBC is, and always has been, independent.
Britons pay a £159 licence fee each year to fund the corporation’s output. The fee is set by government but paid by individual households.In an email to the BBC, he wrote: “We are aiming for maximum transparency and accuracy. Linking to ownership and source of funds probably makes sense.
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