Musk, Boebert call to ‘defund’ NPR after it quit Twitter

Elon Musk and Lauren Boebert call for 'defunding' NPR after it leaves Twitter

National Public Radio (NPR) announced Wednesday that it was leaving Twitter because the social media giant had labeled it "state-affiliated media" — a label it later changed to "government-funded media." NPR emphasized that the label was "inaccurate and misleading," as it is a "private nonprofit com...

Elon Musk-NPR war continues as Twitter CEO calls for defunding outlet

Billionaire Elon Musk tweeted "defund NPR" on Wednesday after the news organization announced it would no longer be using Twitter over "credibility" concerns.

Elon Musk and Lauren Boebert call for 'defunding' NPR after it leaves Twitter

On Wednesday, April 12, National Public Radio (NPR) announced that it was leaving Twitter because the social media giant had labeled it "state-affiliated media" — a label it later changed to "government-funded media." NPR emphasized that the label was "inaccurate and misleading," as it is a "private nonprofit company" that "receives less than 1 percent of its $300 million annual budget from the federally funded Corporation for Public Broadcastin…

Elon Musk Calls for Defunding NPR After It Quits Twitter

U.S. public broadcasters protest state-affiliation tags on social media app

Musk, Boebert call to ‘defund’ NPR after it quit Twitter

Elon Musk and Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) called for NPR to be defunded after the outlet announced it would no longer use Twitter due to the social media platform slapping it with a “government-funded media” label. “Defund @NPR,” Musk tweeted on Wednesday, after sharing an email that said the media outlet was no longer using…

Musk tweets 'defund NPR': National Public Radio quits Twitter over label dispute

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