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WaPo: NPR, PBS suspend Twitter activity after Musk adds ‘government-funded’ tag

The public broadcasters said they will suspend its activity on Twitter in reaction to the social media platform’s decision to label it ‘government-funded media’

NPR said it will stop tweeting after Twitter labeled its accounts as government-funded media, in a growing backlash by public news organizations against the social media platform since Elon Musk purchased it last year.

Public TV broadcaster PBS also said it has suspended tweets since Saturday for the same reason — but unlike NPR, the organization left the door open to return at some point. At least three public radio stations have also left the platform in reaction to the labeling controversy.

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