Musk Issues Threat to Reassign NPR's Twitter Account If Inactivity Continues
- NPR stopped tweeting from its main account last month after Twitter labeled it as "state-affiliated media."
- Musk disbanded Twitter's media and public relations department after taking over the company.
- Musk claimed Twitter's policy is to recycle inactive handles, though the platform's terms of service actually say accounts must log in at least once every 30 days.
- Experts warn Musk's actions could spread misinformation and damage credibility.
- Federal funding makes up less than 1% of NPR's budget, contradicting the "state-affiliated media" label.