National Public Radio announced on Wednesday that it will be leaving Twitter because Elon Musk decided to classify NPR's accounts as "state-affiliated media."
NPR has announced that it is "turning away from Twitter" and will stop updating its 52 accounts there. The organization advised its audience to seek it out in different outlets.
NPR explained its decision to quit Twitter: The media organization noted that its "organizational accounts will no longer be active" on Elon Musk-owned social media site "because the platform is taking actions that undermine our credibility by falsely implying that we are not editorially independent," per the New York Post.
We are turning away from Twitter but not from our audiences and communities. There are plenty of ways to stay connected and keep up with NPR's news, music, and cultural content.
— nprextra (@NPRextra) April 12, 2023
Read more about NPR’s decision here:https://t.co/aJUS4EoaOi https://t.co/vgZkyU45zI
Last week, Twitter labeled NPR as "state-affiliated media," but it removed the tag after public outcry. The Russian state news agency TASS, the Russian state-controlled RT, and the Chinese government-run news service Xinhua were also labeled.
According to NPR media reporter David Folkenflik, "less than 1 percent of its $300 million yearly budget" comes from the government-financed Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Fox News reported.
In an earlier post on Wednesday, Twitter owner and billionaire Elon Musk claimed the firm was attempting to be "accurate" by considering a label modification.
Elon Musk's Reason For The Controversial Label
The billionaire tech mogul noted that Twitter's objective "is simply to be as truthful and accurate as possible." Elon Musk added that Twitter is adjusting the label to be 'publicly funded' which he believes "is perhaps not too objectionable," according to Reuters.
According to NPR, it will continue to be present on other social networking sites, and it is considering whether or not also to make its presence felt on newly developing third-party sites.
Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said the social media business is "roughly breaking even" after many advertisers came back and cost-cutting measures proved successful.
Elon Musk has disclosed that Twitter has substantially reduced its workforce from under 8,000 to 1,500. Almost 80% of the workforce has been affected by this downsizing, per a previous HNGN article.
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