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Twitter labeled CBC/Radio-Canada “government-funded media” — the same label that prompted National Public Radio in the U.S. to similarly quit Twitter last Wednesday.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation says it is pausing Twitter after the social media platform owned by Elon Musk stamped CBC’s account with a label the public broadcaster says is intended to undermine its credibility
Canada public broadcaster CBC has decided to quit Twitter over the microblogging website's decision to label it as a 'government-funded' organization. In a statement, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Radio-Canada said Twitter had added a "government-funded media" label to its account, branding it the same way it does as major media outlets in Russia or China.
CBC media relations director Leon Mar says Twitter’s decision defies its own policy
The Conservative leader has suggested in media interviews that while he believes in defunding the CBC, he sees the value in its French-language programming.