National Public Radio quits Twitter over ‘government-funded’ label

(Andrew Matthews/PA)

US non-profit media organisation National Public Radio is quitting Twitter after the social media platform stamped its account with labels the news organisation says are intended to undermine its credibility.

Twitter labelled NPR’s main account last week as “state-affiliated media”, a term also used to identify media outlets controlled or heavily influenced by authoritarian governments such as Russia and China.