CBC’s Twitter drama: ‘Media needs to stand their ground’ to ‘What’s the fuss?’ - Canadians divided on news label controversy

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has once again changed Canadian public broadcaster CBC's Twitter designation in an update Tuesday morning following a strong reaction from Canadian politicians and members of the public. The updated designation that now appears on CBC's main Twitter page reads "69% Government-funded media." CBC/Radio-Canada announced on Monday they are pausing all activities on its corporate and news Twitter accounts after being stamped with a "government-funded media" label by the social media platform Sunday evening. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre reacted to the label being implemented by tweeting "CBC officially exposed as 'Government-funded media.' Canadians divided on Twitter's CBC labelMany Canadians issued strong reactions on social media in response to Twitter slapping CBC with a Government-funded Media label.