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(CTN NEWS) - The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) stopped using Twitter on Monday after the Elon Musk-owned social media site tagged the public
Replying to CBC's threats, Elon Musk tweeted, "Canadian Broadcasting Corp said they're 'less than 70% government-funded, so we corrected the label."
According to Twitter CEO Elon Musk, the CBC reached out to the platform to clarify that it is "less than 70% government-funded."
Previously, the social media website showed CBC's Twitter account as '70% Government-funded Media' but Musk said, 'Canadian Broadcasting Corp said they're 'less than 70% government-funded', so we corrected the label'
A widening controversy over Twitter’s decision to label media outlets that receive government funding took a new twist Monday night when the platform changed its label for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to “69% Government-funded Media.”