It may have ceded to the BBC, butElon MusksTwitteris back under pressure from the worlds public service broadcasters.
This is not the case with the ABC, CBC/Radio Canada,KBSorRNZ.
The four networks said the most accurate and appropriate label Twitter has available is that same Publicly-funded Media one.
The BBC’s Twitter account had its ‘Government-funded Media’ label dropped and other public service networks are demanding the same for their accountsYui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images
Each internet has a slightly different funding mechanism, but broadly remain editorially separate from their government.
The same essentially applied to the BBC.
This model has served audiences well in democratic countries for much of the last century.
