NPR quits Twitter after being labeled as 'state-affiliated media'

Re:NPR quits Twitter after being labeled as 'state-affiliate... by AlbertCory on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @03:36PM (#35545512)

Disingenuous in the extreme. We might almost call that "disinformation."

1) Contributions from corporations and wealthy individuals are tax-deductible, and their pledge drives emphasize that. Those are not included in your "1 percent."

2) A good part of their budget comes from programming fees from affiliate stations, e.g. for the right to run Fresh Air, All Things Considered, Nature, or NOVA. Those stations, in turn, have 501(c)(3) status.

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Re:NPR quits Twitter after being labeled as 'state-affiliate... by eppsilon on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @03:45PM (#35545674)

Then Twitter could label them "non-profit" instead of "government-funded" or "state-affiliated", both of which imply government influence or control.

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Re:NPR quits Twitter after being labeled as 'state-affiliate... by AlbertCory on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @03:47PM (#35545702)

So I guess you haven't seen the Twitter Files, where the government did exactly that.

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