Apr 12, 2023
Elon Musk says Twitter will change BBC account label to 'publicly funded'
Elon Musk has said Twitter will change its newly-added label for the BBC's account from "Government funded media" to say it is "Publicly-funded" instead. In an interview with BBC News, the entrepreneur, who bought the platform for $44bn in October, said: "We're trying to be accurate." The BBC objected to the original label, saying earlier this week: "The BBC is, and always has been, independent."We are funded by the British public through the licence fee. In an interview with BBC technology correspondent James Clayton in San Francisco on Tuesday, Mr Musk noted: "I know the BBC for example's not thrilled about being labelled state-affiliated media. As the UK's national broadcaster, the BBC operates through a Royal Charter agreed with the government. The BBC also receives more than £90m per year from the government to support the BBC World Service, which predominantly serves non-UK audiences.
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