Twitter has lifted its "government-funded media" and "state-affiliated" labels from NPR, CBC, BBC, China’s Xinhu, and Russia's RT accounts. NPR became the first major news organization to protest the "state-affiliated media" label on its Twitter account on April 12. CBC/Radio-Canada decided to pause its use of Twitter following the labeling of "government-funded media" by the social media platform. When CBC challenged Twitter's definition of "government-funded" by noting that it received other revenue, Twitter revised its label to "69% Government-funded media." CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINEROne social media user noticed that when Musk removed blue checkmarks from legacy accounts, the government-funded labels were removed at the same time.

Source: CBC News April 22, 2023 18:19 UTC