CBC halts Twitter use over 'government-funded media' label.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has criticized Twitter's labeling of it as "69% government-funded media," saying it has complete editorial independence. CBC received C$1.24 billion ($925.86 million) in government funding in the 2022 financial year, compared with revenue from advertising, subscriptions, and other sources of C$651.4 million according to its annual report. Twitter defines its "government-funded media" label as "where the government provides some or all of the outlet's funding and may have varying degrees of government involvement over editorial content." CBC has paused its Twitter activities over the labeling, a spat that has also drawn in Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Conservative rival Pierre Poilievre.