CBC/Radio Canada halts activity on Twitter after it was labeled a "state-funded media".

CBC/Radio Canada halts activity on Twitter after it was labeled a “state-funded media”.

Posted On: April 19, 2023

After The duty, “Following in the footsteps of American public media outlets NPR and PBS, CBC/Radio-Canada ceased operations on Twitter after being labeled “state-funded media” by the social network, all shortly after a request from the chief conservative Pierre Poilevre“.

Last week, Canada’s Conservative Party leader, Pierre Poilievre, sent a letter to Elon Musk asking him to do so “to protect Canadians from misinformation and manipulation by state media”.

On Sunday, Radio-Canada’s English network was tagged by Twitter “State-sponsored media”.

According to our Canadian colleagues Twitter declined to comment on whether his decision was a response to Poilievre’s letter, responding with a poo emoji.

Mr. Poilievre says he “never got a reply from Elon Musk”. Accordingly The duty, He praised this label and said so “From now on, people will know that this is Trudeau propaganda, not news.”

Twitter recently labeled “state-sponsored media” several public service media outlets, including American public radio and television NPR and PBS. NPR halted its activities on the platform, saying it was undermining its credibility by implying it was not editorially independent. The BBC, which had also challenged this label, eventually received a new mention of “Public Funded Media”.

CBC/Radio Canada ceases activity on Twitter

“Our journalism is impartial and independent. To claim otherwise is wrong. For this reason we are ceasing our activities on Twitter.” CBC/Radio Canada tweeted Monday afternoon.

Our journalism is neutral and independent. To claim otherwise is wrong. Therefore we continue to pause our activities @twitter. | Our journalism is neutral and independent. To claim otherwise is wrong. For this reason we are stopping our activities @twitter.

— CBC/Radio Canada (@CBCRadioCanada) April 17, 2023

(1/3) Twitter’s policy defines state-funded media as instances where the government “can intervene to varying degrees in editorial content,” which is clearly not the case with CBC/Radio-Canada.
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— CBC/Radio Canada (@CBCRadioCanada) April 17, 2023

According to an internal memo obtained by The duty, Luce Julien, Director General of Information at Radio-Canada, has authorized journalists to continue publishing on the platform. The note states that entertainment accounts will continue to be active, but only institutional accounts and news outlets’ activity will be suspended.

In the morning, Canada’s prime minister also defended the public service media and attacked the Conservative Party, calling “sorry” the fact that his Conservative rival is attacking the “independent” and “local” public broadcaster with the help of des Billionaire Elon Musk. “To me it shows a misalignment of values and a lack of understanding of how proud Canadians are of our institutions and dislike it when billionaires are asked to help them attack our institutions. » Shame on a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader embroiled in a McKinsey scandal.

Accordingly The duty, “Although CBC/Radio-Canada received $1.2 billion from the federal government in 2021-2022, former Radio-Canada Chief Information Officer Alain Saulnier points out that the station’s editorial independence has been compromised broadcasting law and journalistic standards and practices are protected.”.

After the clashes, Elon Musk was already enjoying himself on Monday evening Twitter affirmative: “Canadian Broadcasting Corp said they were ‘less than 70% government funded’ so we corrected the label.” As of now, CBC/Radio-Canada is featured “ 69% state-funded media ».