"Controversy Surrounds CBC's Government Funding and Twitter Activity"

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has paused its use of Twitter after the social media platform labelled it "government-funded media," a term that the public broadcaster says undermines its credibility. CBC has sent a letter to Twitter asking the company to re-examine the designation. Twitter initially labelled National Public Radio's main account as "state-affiliated media," a term also used to identify media outlets controlled or heavily influenced by authoritarian governments. Elon Musk has expressed disdain for professional journalists and said he wants to elevate the views and expertise of the "average citizen."