Twitter adds ‘Government-funded Media’ tag to CBC account

The Canadian Press emailed Twitter asking for an explanation of the added tag, and the company responded with a poop emoji. The corporation has drawn a distinction between “government” and “public” funding because of the fact that the money it receives is granted through a vote made in Parliament. In 2021-22, the CBC received more than $1.2 billion in government funding, a decrease from about $1.4 billion in 2020-21. Poilievre said in a sit-down interview last July with right-wing outlet True North that the only justification for having a public broadcaster is to provide content the private market does not. CBC has said that targeting public money at only one language group would require the Broadcasting Act to be rewritten.