ABC News Twitter account has been labelled as ‘Government Funded Media’ on the platform owned by Elon Musk.
It follows US broadcaster NPR (National Public Radio) and BBC additionally receiving the brand new label, which the platform maintains is a transfer aiming for accuracy.
NPR reacted by quitting Twitter altogether whereas BBC welcome a later change by Twitter to “publicly funded media.”
According to its web site Twitter defines state-affiliated media as shops the place the state workouts management over editorial content material by monetary assets, direct or oblique political pressures and / or management over manufacturing and distribution.
FYI: The ABC is a publicly funded broadcaster, ruled by the ABC Charter which is enshrined in laws. For greater than 90 years the ABC has at all times been and stays an impartial media organisation, free from political and industrial pursuits.
— ABC News (@abcnews) April 17, 2023
In an interview on Tuesday with a BBC know-how reporter at Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters, Elon Musk acknowledged that the British organisation “shouldn’t be thrilled” concerning the label it acquired and requested the reporter for suggestions.
“Our objective was merely to be as truthful and correct as doable,” he mentioned.
“So I believe we’re adjusting the label to be ‘publicly-funded’, which I believe is probably not too objectionable. We’re attempting to be correct.”
An ABC spokesperson informed TV Tonight, “The ABC doesn’t at present have any plans to close down all its Twitter accounts. The ABC is liaising with Twitter concerning adjustments to account verification and labels.”
SBS, which not too long ago screened The Elon Musk Show, is but to obtain the identical label from Twitter.
