Musk Faces Criticism Over Labels for News Outlets Days After Labeling NPR ‘State-Affiliated Media’

🐦Twitter owner Elon Musk is facing new criticism after his social media platform issued labels for several news outlets

Over the weekend, 🐦Twitter applied a “Government Funded Media” label to the accounts belonging to NPR, PBS, Voice of America, and the BBC.

In a statement to The Hill, the BBC said, “We are speaking to 🐦Twitter to resolve this issue as soon as possible.”

“The BBC is, and always has been, independent,” it added.

The new labels came days after Twitter designated NPR “state-affiliated media.”

Musk faced new criticism for the labels applied to the news outlets.

Christian Christensen, a professor at Stockholm University, tweeted, “Musk labelled as ‘Government Funded Media.’ Intention is to blur lines betw. state propaganda like Russia Today European public broadcasters, many of which have in-built safeguards against direct state interference.”