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The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has resumed posting on Twitter after pausing activity in mid-April due to a disagreement with Elon Musk over Twitter labeling them as "Government-funded media." CBC has since released a statement declaring that the organization will "resume some activity on a handful of Twitter accounts." Musk responded to the news by posting an image referencing the 2005 forbidden romance drama "Brokeback Mountain," representing CBC as one of the characters saying "I wish I knew how to quit you." CBC Editor in chief Brodie Fenlon shared an editorial called "The threats to press freedom in Canada and the world," which lamented "deepening political polarization" as well as "disinformation" and "hate speech."
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.
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."
Twitter tagged CBC as "government-funded media," prompting the broadcaster to pause all Twitter usage. Elon Musk made a crude joke about the situation. National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service in the US also left Twitter after being tagged as "state-affiliated media" and "government-funded," respectively. CBC spokesperson Leon Mar emphasized that the Canadian government does not influence CBC's content or editorial judgement, and that its editorial independence is protected by law.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. has paused its activities on Twitter in protest of the social media platform's decision to label the CBC as "government-funded media," which implies potential government control over editorial content. Twitter defines government-funded media as those that receive funds from the government and may have "varying degrees" of government say over content. The CBC said the tag and the politician's remarks are misleading, and it is free to criticize and report due to Canada's Broadcasting Act, which prohibits the government from limiting "the freedom of expression or the journalistic, creative or programming independence" enjoyed by the CBC.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has paused its use of Twitter after the social media platform labelled it "government-funded media," a designation that the CBC 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, such as Russia and China. Twitter later changed the label to "government-funded media," but to NPR, it's still misleading.
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. The CBC argues that it does not meet the criteria for the label, as it is publicly funded through a parliamentary appropriation that is voted upon by all members of Parliament, and its editorial independence is protected in law in the Broadcasting Act.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has announced it will pause its activities on Twitter after the social media platform labeled its account as "government-funded," which CBC says undermines its editorial independence. CBC joins other US-based media outlets, such as PBS and NPR, in quitting Twitter after Elon Musk's platform added "government-funded" and "state-affiliated media" labels to their accounts. Twitter has since dropped the "state-affiliated" label and changed it to "government-funded" after receiving widespread pushback.
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 had labelled NPR’s main account as “state-affiliated media,” a term also used to identify media outlets controlled or heavily influenced by authoritarian governments, such as Russia and China.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused Conservative rival Pierre Poilievre of enlisting U.S. billionaires to attack Canada's public broadcaster, after Poilievre prodded Twitter owner Elon Musk to label the CBC "government-funded." CBC replied that it is not government funded, but is "publicly funded through a parliamentary appropriation that is voted upon by all Members of Parliament." Trudeau's minority government is supported by the left-leaning New Democrats and an election is not officially due until 2025.