NPR quits Twitter following 'state-affiliated' label, says it 'undermines our credibility'

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National Public Radio (NPR) said Wednesday it would no longer use Twitter, days after the Elon Musk-helmed social media company falsely labeled it as "U.S. state-affiliated media."

Twitter branded NPR's main account with this label on April 5, and The Associated Press noted that the term is "used to identify media outlets controlled or heavily influenced by authoritarian governments, such as Russia and China." Twitter has since backtracked a bit and changed NPR's label to "government-funded media."

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 Justin Klawans has worked as a staff writer at The Week since 2022. He began his career covering local news before joining Newsweek as a breaking news reporter, where he wrote about politics, national and global affairs, business, crime, sports, film, television and other Hollywood news. Justin has also freelanced for outlets including Collider and United Press International.