PBS said it has suspended posting to Twitter after Elon Musk’s social network pinned a “government-funded media” descriptor to its primary account.
The Twitter splash page is seen on a digital device, on April 25, 2022, in San Diego.
“PBS stopped tweeting from our account when we learned of the change and we have no plans to resume at this time,” a rep said in a statement to that U.S. federal funding provides about 15% of the revenue for the public television system. According to the org, over the course of a year, 86% of all U.S. television households -- representing more than 230 million people -- watch PBS programming.
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