Twitter has designated National Public Radio as a “state-affiliated media outlet” on social media, potentially undermining public trust in the news organization. NPR said it was upset when a description was added to all tweets it sent, and its CEO John Lansing called it “unacceptable that Twitter is labeling us this way.” It was unclear why Twitter made the decision. Twitter owner Elon Musk cited the definition of state media in the company’s guidelines as “establishments where the state controls editorial content through financial resources, direct or indirect political pressure,…

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