The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. is pausing its use of Twitter after the social media platform labeled it “government-funded media.”The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. paused its use of Twitter on Monday after the social media platform stamped CBC’s account with a label the public broadcaster says is intended to undermine its credibility. Twitter labeled CBC/Radio-Canada “government-funded media” — the same label that prompted National Public Radio in the U.S. to similarly quit Twitter last Wednesday. CBC has sent a letter to Twitter, which is owned by Elon Musk, asking the company to re-examine the designation. Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the opposition Conservative Party of Canada, had urged Twitter to label CBC a state-funded body. Twitter later changed the label to “government-funded media,” but to NPR — which relies on the government for a tiny fraction of its funding — it’s still misleading.

Source: CBC News April 18, 2023 12:36 UTC