Twitter has now added the label ‘government funded media’ to the BBC's main account on the platform - despite the company being funded by the public via the licence fee.
to object over a label on the platform describing it as ‘government funded media’.account, which is primarily used for promoting TV programmes, radio shows and podcasts. News-focused accounts such as @BBCNews, @BBCBreaking and @BBCWorld have not been labelled.
In a statement, the corporation said: ‘The BBC is, and always has been, independent. We are funded by the British public through the licence fee.’generated about £3.8billion in 2022, 71% of the BBC’s total income. Collection of the fee is carried out by private companies on behalf of the BBC, contracted by the corporation, not the government.The label directs users to Twitter’s help centre, where it defines only a separate designation, state-affiliated media.
It reads: ‘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.’Last week US news organisation NPR was labelled as ‘state-affiliated media’, but later re-categorised as government funded. Less than 1% of NPR’s funding comes from the government.
Previously, the ‘state-affiliated’ label has been applied to accounts such as Russia’s RT and China’s Xinhua News., Mr Musk wrote: ‘We are aiming for maximum transparency and accuracy. Linking to ownership and source of funds probably makes sense.
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