Twitter Removes “Government-Funded Media” Labels From NPR, PBS, Others After Backlash

Twitter has removed labels denoting "Government-Funded Media" for news outlets NPR, PBS, the BBC and others after backlash.

April 22, 2023 · 1 min · 71 words · Brian Mckenzie

NPR and PBS both ceased posting after the labels appeared last week.

Neither have resumed as of Saturday morning after the denotation was removed late Thursday.

NPR on April 12 halted posting on its 52 officialTwitterfeeds after the label appeared.

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The Twitter Blue account on TwitterJakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images

PBS followed suit soon after.

Musk wants users to pay $8 monthly for the check.

Dade Hayes contributed to this report.