“PBS stopped tweeting from our account when we learned of the change and we have no plans to resume at this time,” a PBS spokesperson told The Daily Beast.
Public television service PBS has joined NPR in ditching Twitter after “Chief Twit” Elon Musk labeled both news organizations “government-funded media” last week, though it has left a small possibility of returning.
“PBS stopped tweeting from our account when we learned of the change and we have no plans to resume at this time,” a PBS spokesperson told The Daily Beast on Thursday. “We are continuing to monitor the ever-changing situation closely.” PBS, an editorially independent non-profit that receives some federal funding, ceased tweeting from its main account on Saturday. After tagging NPR as
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