CBC: Twitter’s response not ‘serious’
A spokesperson for CBC says Twitter’s labelling fo the corporation as “69% government funded” is not “serious.”
The real issue is that Twitter’s definition of government-funded media means open to editorial interference by government. As the Editor-in-Chief of CBC News has said the government has no — zero — involvement in our editorial content or journalism
Musk changes CBC label to ‘69% government funded’
In reponse to complaints from CBC, Musk changes the label on their account to say the corporation is ‘69% government funded’.
Canadian Broadcasting Corp said they’re “less than 70% government-funded”, so we corrected the label
Canadian Broadcasting Corp said they’re “less than 70% government-funded”, so we corrected the label pic.twitter.com/lU1EWf76Zu
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 18, 2023
CBC pauses ‘Twitter activities’
CBC says it is pausing its activities on Twitter.
Our journalism is impartial and independent. To suggest otherwise is untrue. That is why we are pausing our activities on @Twitter. | Notre journalisme est impartial et indépendant. Prétendre le contraire est faux. C’est pourquoi nous suspendons nos activités sur @Twitter
Our journalism is impartial and independent. To suggest otherwise is untrue. That is why we are pausing our activities on @Twitter. | Notre journalisme est impartial et indépendant. Prétendre le contraire est faux. C’est pourquoi nous suspendons nos activités sur @Twitter.
— CBC/Radio-Canada (@CBCRadioCanada) April 17, 2023