NPR Quits Twitter After Musk’s Social Network Labels Its Account ‘Government-Funded Media’

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NPR is suspending all activity on Twitter effective immediately.

Last week, Twitter added a label to NPR’s primary account that says it is “US state-affiliated media,” whichThe social network later modified that to say NPR is “government-funded media.” According to NPR, on average, less than 1% of its annual operating budget comes in the form of grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and federal agencies and departments.

Musk, the multibillionaire who closed the $44 billion deal for Twitter in October 2022, gave an impromptu interview to the BBC on Tuesday during whichand said “I’ve been under constant attack” since he bought Twitter.

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