BBC Protests Twitter’s Government Funded Label

April 10, 2023

By - Jai Pratap

BBC’s official Twitter media handle displays “government funded media” label.

Twitter recently started labeling media organizations’ Twitter handles with their funding source.

Musk claims this will help improve transparency.

However, BBC disputed Twitter saying that it  has always been independent. “We are funded by the British public through the license fee," it said.

When BBC informed Twitter chief that they are funded through license fee, Musk responded, “is the Twitter label accurate?”

Earlier, Musk made it compulsory for news organizations to subscribe to Twitter Blue in order to keep their blue check marks.

News organizations like New York Times, Washington Post refused to pay for Twitter blue and opted to have their blue checkmarks evoked.