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Re:NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled as 'state-a... by afinlayson on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @12:08PM (#35542004)
SpaceX and Telsa are government funded ... More so than NPR. I don't see that tag anywhere on Twitter. And I wouldn't be surprised if twitter is combing the tax code to find government subsidies. It's the slippery slope fallacy. Maybe we should start calling jaywalkers un-convicted criminals. It'd be a good way to differentiate rural and urban people for political gain. This is just another way to keep people heading to twitter for some extra clicks.
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Re:NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled as 'state-a... by QuizzicalCarbon on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @12:36PM (#35542467)
Although, NPR was created by an act of Congress, along with the CPB.
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Re:NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled as 'state-a... by cguess on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @01:06PM (#35543018)
and the AP was created by the Supreme Court, the AP is not a government entity.
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Re:NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled as 'state-a... by somedude895 on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @01:40PM (#35543602)
Every large corporation benefits or has in the past benefited from the government. What difference does it make? Business profiles do marketing and advertising. They're not expected to report neutrally and fairly about current goings-on in society and politics. This is a ridiculous argument that has absolutely nothing to do with anything.
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Re:NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled as 'state-a... by adamrezich on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @04:20PM (#35546207)
it is very frustrating to see this openly disingenuous argument made repeatedly here in these comments.

media corporations are different from other corporations in that their product is information, as opposed to other types of services or physical goods. information is something that can be biased, politically or otherwise. this does not apply to automobiles, spacecraft, or any other non-information-related product. the release of an electric automobile cannot influence anyone's view, opinion, or emotions, with regards to anything except the existence of said electric automobile.

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