In a series of emails with an NPR reporter, the CEO of Twitter suggested that the designation is being re-examined, but it has not yet been removed.
"Well, then we should fix it," Musk wrote in an email on Wednesday to this reporter, when told that government support represents about 1% of NPR's finances.In response, NPR provided Musk publicly available documentation of the network's finances showing that nearly 40% of its funding comes from corporate sponsorships and 31% from fees for programming paid by local public radio stations.
Amid the conflicting remarks, in a Thursday email, Musk restated his interest in applying"any given rule fairly to all," and he said the label for NPR's account is still being evaluated. When reporters reach out for official comment from the company on news stories, Twitter's communications department replies with a poop emoji.
A former Twitter executive who helped develop the platform's state-affiliation labels said editorial independence had long been the deciding factor in whether to issue the designation. The point of the labels, the former executive said, was to help users understand what they're seeing on the platform.
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