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Catherine Johnson, Professor in Media and Communication, University of Huddersfield

Twitter drops 'government-funded' label for media organisations – here's what it should use instead

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After objections from a number of major media organisations, Twitter appears to have dropped its media account labels. The labels drove at least two media organisations from the platform, and enraged followers of many others.

The BBC pushed back against its initial designation of “government-funded media”. This was highly misleading given that the BBC is funded primarily through licence fees paid directly by the public.

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