The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has paused its use of Twitter after the social media platform owned by Elon Musk stamped CBC's account with a label the public broadcaster says is intended to undermine its credibility. Twitter labeled CBC/Radio-Canada "government-funded media" - the same label that prompted National Public Radio in the U.S. to similarly quit Twitter last Wednesday. CBC argued that it is publicly funded through a parliamentary appropriation that is voted upon by all members of Parliament, and its editorial independence is protected in law in the Broadcasting Act. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau criticized Poilievre for what he called an "attack on a foundational Canadian institution." Twitter initially had labeled NPR's main account as "state-affiliated media", a term also used to identify media outlets controlled or heavily influenced by authoritarian governments, such as Russia and China. Twitter later changed the label to "government-funded media", but to NPR - which relies on the government for a tiny fraction of its funding -

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