Twitter labels NPR's account as 'state-affiliated media', which is untrue
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Re: Twitter labels NPR's account as 'state-affiliated media', which is untrue
#2State affiliation is not just about funding. Per Twitter guidelines:
"How state-affiliated media accounts are defined
State-affiliated media is defined as outlets where the state exercises control over editorial content through financial resources, direct or indirect political pressures, and/or control over production and distribution."
Re: Twitter labels NPR's account as 'state-affiliated media', which is untrue
#3Here's Twitter's documentation on how they identify state-affiliated media[1].
This excerpt makes the decision seem outside of the defined process:
State-affiliated media is defined as outlets where the state exercises control
over editorial content through financial resources, direct or indirect
political pressures, and/or control over production and distribution. Accounts
belonging to state-affiliated media entities, their editors-in-chief, and/or
their prominent staff may be labeled.
State-financed media organizations with editorial independence, like the BBC
in the UK for example, are not defined as state-affiliated media for the
purposes of this policy.
Re: Twitter labels NPR's account as 'state-affiliated media', which is untrue
#4Here's Twitter's documentation on how they identify state-affiliated media[1]. This excerpt makes the decision seem outside of the defined process: State-affiliated media is defined as outlets where the state exercises control over editorial content through financial resources, direct or indirect political pressures, and/or control over production and distribution. Accounts belonging to state-affiliated media entitie…
If you look in the article, it links to an archived copy of the same document, which included NPR alongside the BBC.
Re: Twitter labels NPR's account as 'state-affiliated media', which is untrue
#5I think there should be an appeal process. Hard to say either way. I have seen NPR publish negative stories about Biden too.
Re: Twitter labels NPR's account as 'state-affiliated media', which is untrue
#6Here's Twitter's documentation on how they identify state-affiliated media[1]. This excerpt makes the decision seem outside of the defined process: State-affiliated media is defined as outlets where the state exercises control over editorial content through financial resources, direct or indirect political pressures, and/or control over production and distribution. Accounts belonging to state-affiliated media entitie…
Could the British government influence BBC stories if they really went of the rails and attacked the govt?
I am not British and don't have a good feel for the BBC, though I am fairly confident NPR can do government hit stories and such.
Re: Twitter labels NPR's account as 'state-affiliated media', which is untrue
#7Seems like "Follow Musk's daily musings" is the #1 Twitter rule that supercedes their other policies.
Re: Twitter labels NPR's account as 'state-affiliated media', which is untrue
#8I think there should be an appeal process. Hard to say either way. I have seen NPR publish negative stories about Biden too.
Pointing out that Biden is a geriatric fraud hardly runs against the interests of the state. He's not at the helm.
Re: Twitter labels NPR's account as 'state-affiliated media', which is untrue
#9Here's Twitter's documentation on how they identify state-affiliated media[1]. This excerpt makes the decision seem outside of the defined process: State-affiliated media is defined as outlets where the state exercises control over editorial content through financial resources, direct or indirect political pressures, and/or control over production and distribution. Accounts belonging to state-affiliated media entitie…
Could the British government influence BBC stories if they really went of the rails and attacked the govt? I am not British and don't have a good feel for the BBC, though I am fairly confident NPR can do government hit stories and such.
Yes, both indirectly and directly. Indirectly, in that BBC editorial policy is a regular political football, especially with conservatives. Directly (and like all other media) though a 'D notice.'
Re: Twitter labels NPR's account as 'state-affiliated media', which is untrue
#10I think there should be an appeal process. Hard to say either way. I have seen NPR publish negative stories about Biden too.
You realize even Stalin's USSR allowed controlled opposition and occaisional articles critical of the government in order to give the illusion of freedom and dissent, right? Propaganda has evolved into a much more sophisticated beast since then.