The CBC and Radio-Canada are returning to Twitter after pausing exercise final month over their designation as “government-funded media” by the social media platform.
CBC Information editor-in-chief Brodie Fenlon stated in a weblog publish that it’s resuming exercise on a handful of umbrella accounts however will “considerably cut back” its total Twitter footprint.
In April, Twitter CEO Elon Musk utilized tags to accounts belonging to the CBC and different retailers, together with the BBC and Nationwide Public Radio, labeling them as “government-funded media.”
The tags had their phrases modified a number of instances with out warning or rationalization, earlier than in the end disappearing.
The CBC has stated it doesn’t meet Twitter’s definition of “government-funded media” and that its editorial independence is enshrined within the Broadcasting Act.
Fenlon says the CBC will proceed to evaluate Twitter in opposition to its social media technique.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Could 9, 2023.