Twitter Removes 'Government-Funded Media' Labels After NPR's Departure

Twitter has removed labels describing media outlets as "government funded" or "state affiliated" after falsely implying they were propaganda machines. NPR and the BBC were among the editorially independent media outlets that faced backlash after being inaccurately classified as controlled by their governments. Twitter CEO Elon Musk changed NPR's label to "Government Funded Media" after an email exchange with a reporter, but NPR still left the platform. Now, Musk has decided to drop media labels altogether.