Musk Attaches “State Media” Label To NPR’s Account

Forbes reports:

Twitter added a warning to NPR’s Twitter account on Tuesday, declaring it as “state-affiliated media,” a label that’s typically been reserved for foreign media outlets that represent the official views of the government, like Russia’s RT and China’s Xinhua.

In fact, several people on Twitter pointed out that the social media company specifically said that news outlets like NPR are not state-affiliated media because they have editorial independence, despite getting some funds from the government.

“State-affiliated media is defined 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,” Twitter’s Help Center reads.

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Elon Musk’s Twitter has added a label to NPR listing it as “state-affiliate media,” putting it on par with Russia’s RT and China’s Xinhua https://t.co/uVscuk2qrL

— Matt Novak (@paleofuture) April 5, 2023

NPR has about a $300M budget. Gets less than 2% of that from government. So lets say $6M a year.

Musk has gotten billions in subsidies/contracts from government. Does that make Twitter a state-affiliate media? https://t.co/Ri18hIms8h

— Don Moynihan (@donmoyn) April 5, 2023