ALBAWABA - The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) joined National Public Radio (NPR) in quitting Twitter.
The move came after the social media network's head Elon Musk labeled both of the organizations as government-backed media.
PBS has followed NPR in quitting Twitter https://t.co/WVfZzxq3nD
— Bloomberg (@business) April 12, 2023
PBS spokesperson Jason Phelps confirmed in an email: "PBS stopped tweeting from our account when we learned of the change and we have no plans to resume at this time."
He maintained: "We are continuing to monitor the ever-changing situation closely."
In a mocking tweet, Tesla CEO said "Publicly funded PBS joins publicly funded NPR in leaving Twitter in a huff after being labeled 'Publicly Funded.'"
I’m a great fan of National Public Radio in the States. Absurdly ill informed of @Twitter bosses to designate it "state-affiliated media” - the term they use for propaganda outlets in Russia & China. No wonder @NPR quit the platform. https://t.co/K8GU68nZx2
— JOHN NICOLSON M.P. (@MrJohnNicolson) April 13, 2023
NPR confirmed in a statement its decision to leave Twitter. NPR backed its decision by saying it is a "private, nonprofit company with editorial independence."
The network further added that it takes less than 1 percent of its $300 million annual budget from the federally funded Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
NPR CEO John Lansing revealed in an interview that he would never allow sharing any of the network's content that would risk its credibility.
