National Public Radio (NPR) USA said it would no longer post new content on any of its official Twitter profiles and accused the social network of wanting to “undermine their trust.”

Thus, it becomes the first news organization to leave the platform with arrival of Elon Musk.

He explained that his decision was in response to Twitter’s actions to classify his profile as “Media related to the state”a term used for propaganda publications in China, Russia, and other autocratic countries.

“The platform is taking steps that undermine our credibility by falsely implying that it is not we are editorially independentIsabelle Lara, director of public relations for NPR.

Judging by his page, he has a weekly audience 46 million listeners and readers. NPR is broadcast on over 1,000 radio stations and has 35 base offices worldwide, 18 in the US and 17 in other countries.

However, in recent days, and after the constant changes Twitter is making to account verification, NPR has been labeled “Media related to the state”, The same thing that has been seen in every one of their profiles and in every single tweet since then.

The news organization reports that inaccurate and misleadingsince NPR is a private non-profit company with editorial independence.

Receives less than 1% of its $300 million annual budget Public Broadcasting Corporation funded by federal funds.

John Lansing, chief executive of NPR, said the organization has never done anything to compromise its credibility. In addition, he clarified that even if Twitter removes the label, the network will not immediately return to the platform.

“At the moment i lost my faith when making decisions on Twitter,” he stressed.

Lansing expressed regret over the current situation on Twitter, as he assured that many journalists have been consider social networks necessary follow the evolution of the news as a bridge to connect with your sources and disseminate your coverage.

NPR has set a two-week period for its teams to review their strategies. For now, you will continue to distribute your information through Newsletter, Application and website.

How does Twitter define government media accounts?

According to information published by Twitter in its “Help Center”, those associated with the state are defined as media in which State controls editorial content through financial resources, direct or indirect political pressure or control over production and distribution.

“Accounts belonging to state media, their editors-in-chief and senior staff can be flagged,” he says.

Twitter itself claims that NPR does not fall into the category of state media however, for the purposes of this policy, the organization has been flagged as such since last week.