Twitter Alters Policy to Wrongfully Label NPR State-Affiliated Media, Defies Definition in Doing So

Twitter wrongly labeled NPR as US state-affiliated media despite NPR's editorial independence and minimal government funding.
Twitter defines state-affiliated media as outlets where a government exerts control over content through funding, political pressure, or control of production and distribution.
NPR has reached out to Twitter to correct the label as it contradicts the platform's policy and CEO Elon Musk's personal grievances against trusted news sources appear to be motivating the change.
The designation negatively impacts NPR's visibility and reach while benefitting adversarial state media promoted by Musk.
The move is seen as another in a series of arbitrary policy changes reflecting Musk's whims that runs counter to Twitter's role as a conduit of factual information and threatens its integrity.