Canada's CBC is the latest to leave Twitter in objection to 'goverment-funded' label
" its use of Twitter over the label's implication that the government may influence its editorial output. Reporting is"impartial and independent," the media outlet says.
There's no word on whether or not the CBC is in discussions with Twitter to alter the label. We've asked the broadcaster for comment. The UK's British Broadcasting Corporation in having Twitter change its label to"publicly-funded" soon after a quickly-organized interview with Elon Musk, who said he agreed with the corporation's description of itself.
The CBC is a Crown corporation, which means it's completely owned by the Canadian government but editorially independent — the country's Broadcasting Act enshrines that hands-off approach in law. It also makes some of its money from advertising.
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