by Ben Bartee, PJ Media:
Elon Musk has recently put his Twitter ownership to good use, first slapping American and British state media with a disclaimer label identifying them as government propaganda outlets on their Twitter profiles.
Now he’s going to work on Canada’s government propaganda machine, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
TRUTH LIVES on at https://sgtreport.tv/
Via Reuters:
Public broadcaster Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s (CBC) Twitter account was on Monday labeled as “69% Government-funded Media” by the social media website.
The Twitter label on the CBC site previously showed “70% Government-funded Media”, but Twitter owner Elon Musk said the “Canadian Broadcasting Corp said they’re “less than 70% government-funded”, so we corrected the label”.
CBC has said it will pause its Twitter activities over the labeling, a spat that has also drawn in Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Conservative rival Pierre Poilievre.
A hit dog hollers.
When you’re taking flak, you know you’re over the target.
Pick your metaphor.
Justin Trudeau isn’t too happy that Twitter labelled @CBC “Government-Funded Media”
— ALX
(@alx) April 17, 2023
“Attacking this Canadian institution, attacking the culture and local content that is so important to so many Canadians, really indicates the values and the approach that [conservative political rival] Mr. Poilievre is putting forward,” Trudeau declared.
Trudeau, as an avowed admirer of “basic Chinese dictatorship,” reflexively defends CCP-style state media. It affords his administration the means to disseminate its propaganda unchecked by facts.
Justin Trudeau: “There’s a level of admiration I actually have for China because their basic dictatorship is allowing them to actually turn their economy around on a dime.” pic.twitter.com/Vxwn2DhpgZ
— Harrison Faulkner (@Harry__Faulkner) April 11, 2022
CBC, like its American and British counterparts NPR and BBC, insists absurdly that it is “independent” while dependent on state funding.
“Our journalism is impartial and independent. To suggest otherwise is untrue. That is why we are pausing our activities on @Twitter,” the CBC protested as it quit Twitter.
