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What Does ChatGPT — Defund @NPR — Elon Musk -Twitter MySpace, Friendster, & Google+ -Santa! Have In Common?
Hey My Internet Friends,
I just read an article that said. “Defund @NPR,” was Musk’s tweeted response. This response was in regard to Twitter employing “new labels” that it arbitrarily assigns to Twitter accounts.
The example given was that Twitter has labeled many public broadcasting organizations as “government -funded”. It further said that Twitter had also changed some labels without explanation.
In Musk’s defense of his actions, he stated, “Our goal was simply to be as truthful and accurate as possible,” Musk said. “So, I think we’re adjusting the label to be ‘publicly funded,’ which I think is perhaps not too objectionable. We’re trying to be accurate.”
For the record NPR is no longer active on Twitter:
“NPR said in a statement Wednesday that it “will no longer be active on Twitter because the platform is taking actions that undermine our credibility by falsely implying that we are not editorially independent.”
Further:
“The Public Broadcasting Service said Wednesday it has also stopped tweeting from its main account and that the public TV organization has no plans to resume because “Twitter’s simplistic…
