Elon Musk emails BBC amid ‘government-funded’ Twitter label row

The Telegraph says Elon Musk has been exchanging emails with the BBC after sparking a row with the broadcaster by describing it as a “government funded media” organisation on Twitter.

The national broadcaster, which is funded principally by UK households through the licence fee, is one of several news outlets to receive the label from the social media network over the last week.

When the BBC contacted Mr Musk to explain it is funded by the licence fee, Mr Musk responded by asking one of the broadcaster’s journalists: “Is the Twitter label accurate?”

The Twitter owner also suggested media organisations on Twitter may be required to include information about how they are funded on the profiles in future.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/04/09/bbc-branded-as-government-funded-on-twitter/