Twitter labels NPR "state-affiliated media"

[cattledogkisses]

Twitter labels NPR's account as 'state-affiliated media,' which is untrue

Twitter added a "state-affiliated media" tag to NPR's main account on Tuesday, applying the same label to the nonprofit media company that Twitter uses to designate official state mouthpieces and propaganda outlets in countries such as Russia and China.

NPR operates independently of the U.S. government. And while federal money is important to the overall public media system, NPR gets less than 1% of its annual budget, on average, from federal sources.

In response to an NPR email for this story seeking comment and requesting details about what in particular might have led to the new designation, the company's press account auto-replied with a poop emoji — a message it has been sending to journalists for weeks.

www.npr.org/2023/04/05/1168158549/twitter-npr-state-affiliated-media

[pixy0stix]

Abandon hope, all ye that use twitter.

[smock]

It's real bad on Twitter these days. But the auto-reply poop emoji? That's just a new level of deplorable.

[BlondeSpiders]

Apr 5, 2023 16:58:38 GMT -5 cattledogkisses said:

Twitter labels NPR's account as 'state-affiliated media,' which is untrue

In response to an NPR email for this story seeking comment and requesting details about what in particular might have led to the new designation, the company's press account auto-replied with a poop emoji — a message it has been sending to journalists for weeks.

Stay klassy, Muskrat.

[dutchgirl678]

How ridiculous! I've been spending more and more time on Spoutible lately. I'm hoping eventually I won't have to rely on Twitter anymore for my news and politics fix.

[SwimDeep]

The funniest thing about this to me is that our actual state sponsored media, Voice of America or something, is NOT labeled state-affiliated media.

I would laugh if I wasn't furious that there are so many fucking idiots in this world 🙄

[sofamonkey]

I think we’ve discussed this before, but do you think tanking Twitter was by design? I mean, it’s a business loss, and a tax reduction, it disables a good info stream from many reputable and otherwise hard to find sources. It also diminishes liberal efforts, such as voting rights, medical care, education resources, etc etc etc.

I am asking because if it is really by design, it’s genius in just the most evil way.

Also, I know they’ve sold Twitter and it’s gone forever, but can they replicate the platform in some way to re-establish any good that can be salvaged? I do realize I might be coming across as naive or dumb. I accept that with the pushing the “create post” button.

[sonrisa]

Apr 5, 2023 18:01:26 GMT -5 sofamonkey said:

I think we’ve discussed this before, but do you think tanking Twitter was by design? I mean, it’s a business loss, and a tax reduction, it disables a good info stream from many reputable and otherwise hard to find sources. It also diminishes liberal efforts, such as voting rights, medical care, education resources, etc etc etc.

I am asking because if it is really by design, it’s genius in just the most evil way.

Also, I know they’ve sold Twitter and it’s gone forever, but can they replicate the platform in some way to re-establish any good that can be salvaged? I do realize I might be coming across as naive or dumb. I accept that with the pushing the “create post” button.

Eh. Twitter enabled and created modern Trump in many ways. Let's not lionize it. It feels like celebrating Pence on Jan 7th...

[sofamonkey]

Apr 5, 2023 18:24:28 GMT -5 sonrisa said:

Apr 5, 2023 18:01:26 GMT -5 sofamonkey said:

I think we’ve discussed this before, but do you think tanking Twitter was by design? I mean, it’s a business loss, and a tax reduction, it disables a good info stream from many reputable and otherwise hard to find sources. It also diminishes liberal efforts, such as voting rights, medical care, education resources, etc etc etc.

I am asking because if it is really by design, it’s genius in just the most evil way.

Also, I know they’ve sold Twitter and it’s gone forever, but can they replicate the platform in some way to re-establish any good that can be salvaged? I do realize I might be coming across as naive or dumb. I accept that with the pushing the “create post” button.

Eh. Twitter enabled and created modern Trump in many ways. Let's not lionize it. It feels like celebrating Pence on Jan 7th...

Well, I didn’t mean it like that! Lol. I was thinking of the resources that were previously difficult. Posters have discussed them previously, but I’m thinking things like medical stuff. I’m not really expressing myself well here, and my apologies for that.

[sonrisa]

Apr 5, 2023 19:06:05 GMT -5 sofamonkey said:

Apr 5, 2023 18:24:28 GMT -5 sonrisa said:

Eh. Twitter enabled and created modern Trump in many ways. Let's not lionize it. It feels like celebrating Pence on Jan 7th...

Well, I didn’t mean it like that! Lol. I was thinking of the resources that were previously difficult. Posters have discussed them previously, but I’m thinking things like medical stuff. I’m not really expressing myself well here, and my apologies for that.

Just giving you a hard time. I know what you mean

[mrspez07]

NPR is stopping use of all of their twitter accounts. Sounds like Musk kept walking back his decisions when pressed by both the BBC and NPR. Idiot.

www.npr.org/2023/04/12/1169269161/npr-leaves-twitter-government-funded-media-label

[sonrisa]

Apr 12, 2023 11:03:47 GMT -5 mrspez07 said:

NPR is stopping use of all of their twitter accounts. Sounds like Musk kept walking back his decisions when pressed by both the BBC and NPR. Idiot.

www.npr.org/2023/04/12/1169269161/npr-leaves-twitter-government-funded-media-label

Well, he's probably sleep deprived now that he live's on a couch in the Twitter office :/

www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/elon-musk-says-some-days-he-sleeps-on-a-couch-in-the-twitter-hq-library-2359321-2023-04-13