Twitter designates NPR ‘state-affiliated media,’ gets poop emoji for questioning the decision The social platform uses such labels to describe state mouthpieces and propaganda outlets from Russia and China.

Interesting Engineering ^ | April 6, 2023 | Baba Tamin

[DoodleBob]

National Public Radio (NPR) has been designated as "U.S. state-affiliated media" by Twitter as the platform would designate media from Russia and China.

The social platform uses such labels to describe alleged state mouthpieces and propaganda outlets like Russian news agencies and Chinese news agencies.

"NPR stands for freedom of speech and holding the powerful accountable, said John Lansing, CEO of the media company, in a statement calling NPR an "independent, fact-based journalism" outlet.

"It is unacceptable for Twitter to label us this way. A vigorous, vibrant free press is essential to the health of our democracy," he added.

Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of Twitter, acknowledged that NPR had been given the new tag.

"Seems accurate," Musk said in response to a tweet about the change in NPR status under a screenshot of Twitter's rules defining state-affiliated media.

State-controlled media businesses have long been identified on Twitter, now owned by the tech billionaire.

The labels "provide additional context about accounts that are controlled by certain official representatives of governments, state-affiliated media entities, and individuals associated with those entities," according to the platform regulations.

Twitter further describes state-affiliated media as "outlets where the state exercises control over editorial content through financial resources, direct or indirect political pressures, and/or control over production and distribution."

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When NPR attempted to reach out via email for a comment, Twitter's press account automatically responded with a poop emoji, claimed an NPR report.

[NWFree]

“ It is state affiliated media.

Although it’s more party affiliated.
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Of course it’s *required* to support libtard dogma and conservative hysteria only. No other agendas accepted. It’s a sham show

[BobL]

“It is unacceptable for Twitter to label us this way.”

Then get off of Twitter.

Actually, I’ll defend them a bit, as they went where NONE of the Western Media would go and actually told us the TRUTH about the Neocon War in Syria. Thankfully for the Leftists (Syria and Ukraine War supporters), not too many people watched it...or things now would be FAR DIFFERENT, as they literally OUTED the lies of the Neocons and the rest of the media.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/inside-assads-syria/

[LS]

No different than “Izvestia” or “Pravda.” (”Ne pravda “Isveztia,” ne isvestia e “Pravda.”)