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social-media2 years ago

Twitter removes labels for government and state-affiliated media.

Twitter has removed labels that identified state-affiliated and government-funded accounts of officials and media outlets, including designations used to identify President Joe Biden's account as authentic. The labels for both government officials and state-affiliated media were introduced in 2020 as part of an effort to protect political discourse on the platform. The shift on Friday also saw the removal of controversial labels added to media accounts earlier this month.

via CNBC|
#government-funded-media#joe-biden#labels
social-media2 years ago

Twitter removes 'government-funded' labels from media accounts.

Twitter has removed its "state-affiliated" and "government-funded" labels for media outlets, including China's Xinhua, Russia's RT, and publicly funded Western outlets such as NPR, the BBC, and Canada's CBC. The changes were not announced, and a Twitter page outlining the platform's policies on state-backed media appears to have been deleted. The move follows controversy over Twitter's labelling of state-run and state-funded media accounts under Elon Musk's ownership, with NPR and the Public Broadcasting Service announcing they would no longer post on the site in protest.

via Al Jazeera English|
#china#government-funded-media#russia
media2 years ago

Public Radio Stations Abandon Twitter Amid Controversies

Three NPR-affiliated radio stations in Greater Cincinnati, including WVXU-FM, have stopped using Twitter after the platform labeled NPR's official account as "state-affiliated media." Twitter later changed NPR's label to "government-funded media." The organization's CEO John Lansing said Wednesday it would stop using its 52 verified accounts. Twitter accounts for WVXU and other CPR stations were not labeled as government-funded media. However, CPR would suspend activity on the platform for the foreseeable future.

via The Cincinnati Enquirer|
#cincinnati-public-radio#labeling#media
social-media2 years ago

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

Twitter has changed the label on NPR's social media account from "state-affiliated media" to "government funded" following complaints from NPR and others that the former label was an effort by Elon Musk to disparage the news organization. The "government funded" label appears to be a new one for Twitter, representing a kind of compromise from Twitter's previous labeling. Musk admitted that he actually didn't understand NPR's relationship to the government when he ordered NPR to be designated as state-affiliated.

via The Washington Post|
#elon-musk#government-funding#npr
social-media2 years ago

Twitter Faces Backlash Over Mislabeling Media Outlets.

Twitter faced backlash after labeling NPR's account as "state-affiliated media," leading the news organization to halt its posts on the platform. Twitter has since replaced the label with "government funded." NPR's CEO called the label "unacceptable," as less than 1% of its annual operating budget comes from grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and federal entities. Twitter CEO Elon Musk acknowledged that the "state-affiliated media" label might not have been accurate and suggested using the "government funded" label instead. The label has also been applied to PBS.

via The Hill|
#backlash#government-funded#npr
technology2 years ago

Twitter Labels NPR 'State-Affiliated Media' Amid Elon Musk Controversy

National Public Radio (NPR) has stopped tweeting from its main account until Twitter CEO Elon Musk removes a "false label" describing the news organization as "state-affiliated media." Musk admitted to an NPR reporter that his designation of the media outlet "might not be accurate" and that he was still evaluating the label on the nonprofit media org's account. NPR has changed its Twitter bio and stopped tweeting from the main @NPR account after Twitter attached the false label to it.

via The Daily Beast|
#elon-musk#labeling#npr
technology2 years ago

Twitter, NPR, and Elon Musk: A Chaotic Media Landscape

Twitter CEO Elon Musk placed a "state-affiliated media" label on NPR's Twitter account, leading to widespread criticism. Musk said the platform's recent labeling of NPR might not have been accurate during a series of email exchanges. Regardless, as of late Thursday, the designation remained. Press freedom advocates and the network itself were taken aback to see that Twitter had placed NPR in the same category as government-aligned propaganda outlets in China and Russia.

via NPR|
#elon-musk#npr#press-freedom
media2 years ago

Twitter's 'state-affiliated media' label sparks controversy for NPR.

Twitter has labeled National Public Radio as “state-affiliated media” on the social media site, a move that could undermine public confidence in the news organization. NPR said it was disturbed to see the description added to all of the tweets that it sends out. Twitter’s guidelines previously stated that “state-financed media organizations with editorial independence, like the BBC in the UK or NPR in the United States, are not defined as state-affiliated media for the purposes of this policy.” However, NPR has now been removed from that sentence on Twitter’s website.

via The Associated Press|
#journalism#media#npr
social-media2 years ago

Twitter labels NPR as 'state-affiliated media' causing controversy

Twitter has labeled National Public Radio (NPR) as "state-affiliated media," a move that has disturbed NPR and raised concerns about public confidence in the news organization. While NPR does receive US government funding, it has editorial independence and is not controlled by the state. Twitter's decision to label NPR as state-affiliated media could undermine public confidence in reliable news sources.

via OregonLive|
#editorial-independence#journalism#npr
social-media2 years ago

Twitter faces backlash for labeling NPR as 'state-affiliated media'

Twitter labeled NPR as "state-affiliated media," which violates its own policies. NPR CEO John Lansing called the decision "unacceptable" as NPR is supported by millions of listeners who depend on them for independent, fact-based journalism. Twitter's policies exempted publicly funded broadcasters with editorial independence, like NPR, from being labeled as state-affiliated media. However, Twitter deleted NPR from the policy on Wednesday, while other outlets similar to NPR, such as the BBC, remain unlabeled.

via CNN|
#labeling#npr#policy
business2 years ago

Twitter's 'State-Affiliated Media' Label Sparks Controversy for NPR.

Twitter has added a label to National Public Radio's account on the social network, designating the broadcaster "U.S. state-affiliated media." NPR denounced the move as "unacceptable," and said it had not been notified that the label would be added to its account. Twitter's guidelines define state-affiliated accounts as "outlets where the state exercises control over editorial content through financial resources, direct or indirect political pressures, and/or control over production and distribution." The move comes as Twitter has announced sweeping changes to some of its policies under the ownership of Elon Musk.

via The New York Times|
#business#elon-musk#npr
social-media2 years ago

Twitter faces backlash for labeling NPR as 'state-affiliated media'

Twitter labeled the account of National Public Radio (NPR) as US state-affiliated media, drawing criticism from the news organization’s leadership. The change to NPR’s designation appears to be in violation of Twitter’s own original policy on how the social media platform determines which companies receive this label. NPR’s CEO and president called the move by Twitter “unacceptable”. This is the second spat between Twitter and a major American news outlet in just a week.

via The Guardian|
#editorial-independence#national-public-radio#policy
social-media2 years ago

Twitter's 'state-affiliated media' label causes controversy for NPR.

Twitter has labeled NPR's main account as "state-affiliated media," despite the fact that NPR operates independently of the US government and receives less than 1% of its annual budget from federal sources. NPR officials have asked Twitter to remove the label, and critics warn that it could reduce NPR's visibility on the platform and muddy the waters in a news environment where it's already difficult to decipher which outlets are reliable and have editorial independence. Twitter CEO Elon Musk acknowledged the change and defended the label, stating that it "seems accurate."

via NPR|
#elon-musk#journalism#npr
social-media2 years ago

Twitter faces backlash for labeling NPR as 'state-affiliated media'

Twitter has labeled NPR's account as "state-affiliated media," putting the Washington-based nonprofit news organization in the same category as propaganda outlets like the Russian-government-owned RT and the Chinese Communist Party's People's Daily newspaper. NPR, which has 8.8 million followers on the site, protested the label, stating that it is editorially independent of any government agency or funding source. Twitter's action appears to be consistent with Elon Musk's often arbitrary and punitive decisions regarding news-media accounts since buying the company last year for $44 billion.

via The Washington Post|
#editorial-independence#elon-musk#npr
social-media2 years ago

NPR disputes Twitter's 'state-affiliated media' label.

NPR CEO John Lansing criticized Twitter for labeling the news organization as "state-affiliated media," a description that does not apply to NPR according to Twitter's own guidelines. While Twitter defines state-affiliated media as outlets where the state exercises control over editorial content, NPR and its member stations are supported by millions of listeners who depend on them for independent, fact-based journalism. Lansing added that a free press is essential to the health of democracy.

via The Hill|
#free-press#journalism#npr