Musk expands feud with media by labeling NPR Twitter account “state-affiliated”
Enlarge / NPR's Twitter account on April 5, 2023.
Twitter has branded NPR with the "state-affiliated media" tag applied to news organizations controlled by governments, contradicting a Twitter policy that cites NPR as an example of a state-financed media organization that retains editorial independence.
The move continues Twitter-owner Elon Musk's feud with media organizations. He publicly endorsed the new label for NPR, claiming the outlet falls under policy language that defines state-affiliated media "as outlets where the state exercises control over editorial content."
The NPR Twitter account is now labeled "US state-affiliated media," similar to how RT and Xinhua are labeled "Russia state-affiliated media" and "China state-affiliated media." That move contradicted Twitter's own policy on labeling government or state-affiliated media accounts, which said: