The BBC’s “government-funded media” Twitter tag will be relabeled after the broadcaster objected to it, according to platform owner Elon Musk.
On Monday, the BBC protested Twitter’s decision to label its main account as “government-funded media.”
The BBC contacted Twitter last week after the designation was attached to the main @BBC account.
In an interview with the BBC, Twitter owner Musk said he has the “utmost respect” for the organisation, adding, “We want [the tag] as truthful and accurate as possible—we’re adjusting the label to [the BBC being] publicly funded—we’ll try to be accurate.”
He previously described the BBC as “among the least biased” news organisations….