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CBC announces Twitter has put ‘government-funded media’ tag on account … claims of editorial independence has nation falling off chairs

Twitter has put a “government-funded media” label on CBC’s account in what is the latest move by the social media company to stamp public broadcasters with designations.

“Government-funded media is defined as outlets where the government provides some or all of the outlet’s funding and may have varying degrees of government involvement over editorial content,” according to Twitter.

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