NPR to quit Twitter after being labeled as 'state-affiliated media'
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NPR to quit Twitter after being labeled as 'state-affiliated media'
(Reuters) - National Public Radio (NPR) said on Wednesday it will no longer post fresh content to its 52 official Twitter feeds after the U.S. organization was labeled as "state-affiliated media" by the social media platform.
"We are officially deemphasizing Twitter across the organization," NPR said in a statement, adding that it had made the decision after Twitter refused repeated requests to remove the "inaccurate label".
Elon Musk-owned Twitter was not immediately available for comment.
British broadcaster BBC had also objected to Twitter labeling it as "government-funded media" on the company's main account.
