Twitter Labels Major News Outlets as 'Government Funded Media' Amid Backlash

Twitter has labeled several news organizations that receive public funding as "government funded media" after facing backlash for labeling NPR's account as "state-affiliated media." The label now appears on outlets such as BBC, PBS, and Voice of America. However, it does not appear on other government-backed outlets such as Canada's CBC or Qatar's Al Jazeera. Critics have pointed out that Twitter CEO Elon Musk's other companies, Tesla and SpaceX, have received billions in government funding, grants, and subsidies throughout the years, but neither of them have a "government funded" label on their Twitter accounts.