You might recall that several public broadcasters including the CBC were slapped with a “Government Funded” label on Twitter. Many of these broadcasters objected to this. And in the case of some including the CBC, they’ve stopped posting to Twitter. Then this happened:
Late Monday, Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted, “Their concern has been addressed,” with the CBC label changed to “70% Government-funded Media.” About an hour later, it changed again to “69% Government-funded Media,” reflecting what Musk said was based on the CBC’s government funding of “less than 70%.”
For transparency, here’s the breakdown in terms of what the CBC gets from the government:
In 2021-22, the CBC received more than $1.2 billion in government funding, a decrease from about $1.4 billion the year before. That compares with other revenue of $650 million in 2021-22 and $500 million the year before.
This is a really pathetic move by Elon. He truly thinks this is funny. But it isn’t. It only shows what an immature loser he is. It would really be wise of him to stop doing stuff like this if he wants to be taken seriously. Though part of me thinks that he doesn’t care as he’s clearly intent on driving Twitter into a brick wall as fast as he can.
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Elon Musk Responds To CBC “Government Funded” Label Gong Show In The Most Immature Way Possible
You might recall that several public broadcasters including the CBC were slapped with a “Government Funded” label on Twitter. Many of these broadcasters objected to this. And in the case of some including the CBC, they’ve stopped posting to Twitter. Then this happened:
Late Monday, Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted, “Their concern has been addressed,” with the CBC label changed to “70% Government-funded Media.” About an hour later, it changed again to “69% Government-funded Media,” reflecting what Musk said was based on the CBC’s government funding of “less than 70%.”
For transparency, here’s the breakdown in terms of what the CBC gets from the government:
In 2021-22, the CBC received more than $1.2 billion in government funding, a decrease from about $1.4 billion the year before. That compares with other revenue of $650 million in 2021-22 and $500 million the year before.
This is a really pathetic move by Elon. He truly thinks this is funny. But it isn’t. It only shows what an immature loser he is. It would really be wise of him to stop doing stuff like this if he wants to be taken seriously. Though part of me thinks that he doesn’t care as he’s clearly intent on driving Twitter into a brick wall as fast as he can.
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