The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) has stopped posting from its primary Twitter account after being labeled by the platform as “government-funded media.”
PBS has not posted from its main Twitter handle since April 8, when a new “government-funded” label was added to a few media outlets that receive government funding. Accounts affiliated with PBS, such as those of local PBS stations and individual programs, have not had the “government-funded” label and are putting out content as usual.
The TV network on Wednesday confirmed that it halted activities on Twitter because of the label, saying in a statement to Bloomberg that it currently has “no plans” to resume posting….