Elon Musk Decides NPR Is Not State Propaganda After All
of the label in a tweet, stating that Tesla and Musk’s other companies, which have received billions in government subsidies over the years, did not have a label indicating they were government-funded businesses.The BBC, on the other hand, protested its new label and said it was speaking to Twitter to try to resolve the matter as soon as possible,“We are speaking to Twitter to resolve this issue as soon as possible. The BBC is, and always has been, independent,” a BBC spokesperson told Deadline.
At the end of the day, it’s clear that Musk is at a loss over how to label media outlets that receive funding from the public or the government, which means it’s highly likely we’ll see more inaccurate labels over the next few days and weeks.
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