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• @PeterR@mastodon.social Peter Rojas on mastodon

  I mean, every news organization should do this, not just NPR.

• @mimsical@mastodon.social Christopher Mims on mastodon

  @laurenshof RIGHT??  —  literally “we prefer taking our chances with the CCP and every unregulated data broker on the planet than with Musk”

• @mimsical@mastodon.social Christopher Mims on mastodon

  the brand reputation boost Musk is giving Meta/Facebook/Instagram is incalculable  —  just being the least-objectionable social medium left standing is, suddenly, somehow a major accomplishment  —  #twitter #NPR #elonmusk

• @npr @npr on x

  https://twitter.com/...

• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  Defund @NPR

• @oliverdarcy Oliver Darcy on x

  News: NPR becomes first major news org to stop using Twitter, saying that the Elon Musk-owned platform “is taking actions that undermine our credibility.” “We are not putting our journalism on platforms that have demonstrated an interest in undermining our credibility...” https:/…

• @kevincollier Kevin Collier on x

  You've probably heard this a million times, but it's still true. Twitter does not drive substantial traffic, and it never has, for any news publication I'm aware of. https://www.npr.org/...

• @gbrumfiel Geoff Brumfiel on x

  NEW: NPR has decided it will no longer participate on Twitter due to inaccurate labelling of our main account. Twitter doesn't make or break anything we do as an organization, and so there's not much benefit for staying. Full statement from CEO John Lansing below. https://twitter…

• @bobbyallyn Bobby Allyn on x

  NPR's analytics show that less than 2% of our traffic comes from Twitter. It's not a surprise to people who work in media, but even before the labeling saga, there was a pretty strong business case that the game wasn't worth the candle https://twitter.com/...

• @itswolfgangruth Wolfgang Ruth on x

  im biased bc all my work for the past 3 years IS vulture's twitter, but it *sometimes* does drive traffic, and even more so conversation. and twitter is — or has been — important for other things than just that (engagement, brand visibility, voice, memes) https://twitter.com/...

• @benjaminnorton Ben Norton on x

  Hilariously ironic. The US government has spent years censoring Russian, Chinese, and Iranian media outlets, banning them on social media and seizing their web domains (like https://presstv.com/) But as soon as a US state media outlet is finally labeled, it... censors itself http…

• @npr @npr on x

  You can find our other social media here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NPR/ NPR Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/npr/ NPR Politics Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/... NPR TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@npr Planet Money TikTok…

• @scottdetrow Scott Detrow on x

  NPR is stepping away from Twitter. It's the right move and I'm proud of us for taking it. Here's where you can still find all our content: https://twitter.com/...

• @kurtwagner8 Kurt Wagner on x

  This is really unbelievable. The news industry's adoption of Twitter as the distribution method of choice for breaking news is what makes the service so relevant. Not a good sign. https://twitter.com/...

• @keithedwards Keith Edwards on x

  I hate Facebook, but I hope they make a Twitter alternative. All of the other options aren't ready for primetime, and we desperately need a real competitor to pushback on Musk.

• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  NPR literally says Federal funding is *essential* on their website right now at https://www.npr.org/... What have you got against the truth @NPR? https://twitter.com/...

• @davidcorndc David Corn on x

  Musk's latest effort to alienate potential Tesla buyers. Good work. I'm sure his investors love this. https://twitter.com/...

• @timcast Tim Pool on x

  Npr is mad they get labeled as government funded when it's an admitted fact that they indirectly receive federal funds and also receive about 1% in direct funding from the federal government It's a fact and they are mad about it https://twitter.com/...

• @phil_lewis_ Philip Lewis on x

  A small piece of that story: A lot of TikTok and Instagram creators (in the news space) crib their content from Twitter. Twitter is really important for folks doing that sort of work on those platforms. https://twitter.com/...

• @jangles Neville Hobson on x

  Huge step by @NPR - giving up 52 @Twitter handles. Could it catch on with other mainstream media? https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @mikeisaac Rat King on x

  there is probably another good media story in what journalists — who have relied on twitter for career moves and story broadcasting (ahem) — are going to do now as twitter's slow-motion implosion of what it used to be continues already see folks beefing up their IG and Tiktok... …

• @keithboykin Keith Boykin on x

  NPR has become the first major national news organization to quit Twitter. “At this point I have lost my faith in the decision-making at Twitter,” said NPR CEO John Lansing. “I would need some time to understand whether Twitter can be trusted again.” https://www.npr.org/...

• @chrisgorham Christopher Gorham on x

  Guessing they won't be the last. 🤔 https://twitter.com/...

• @rudygiuliani Rudy W. Giuliani on x

  Wait... you guys were on Twitter this whole time? https://twitter.com/...

• @jbenton Joshua Benton on x

  It's also highly dependent on what kind of site you are and where your audience is. At @NiemanLab — which has a big audience of journalism nerds — Twitter drives about 3.5 times the traffic that Facebook does (9.25% of visits vs. 2.75%). https://twitter.com/...

• @edgeofsports Dave Zirin on x

  Ouch. Twitter and Apartheid Clyde need NPR a hell of a lot more than NPR needs this deeply compromised space. https://twitter.com/...

• @pt Parker on x

  We don't talk enough about how screwed Tesla would be if Elon displeased the Chinese govt & what that implies about their influence over Twitter. Apropos, China has gotta love that Elon equated their propaganda ops to NPR & gave them all blue checks. https://www.npr.org/...

• @mfcannon Michael F. Cannon on x

  Is @NPR's response basically that “Government-funded Media” is true but they don't like what that implies? https://twitter.com/...

• @nerdjpg @nerdjpg on x

  You're all so mad at the one correct thing Elon did - US funds certain news outlets . 10% npr funds come from different government funding, other from state sponsored grants . Their smaller local member stations are also funded by state/ local gov. https://twitter.com/...

• @tweetsbyparker Parker Lyons on x

  this is a massive loss for twitter and its users. it took years for twitter to build credibility with journalists to encourage shifting more content to the platform. this is the result of short-sighted animosity and the misguided categorization of content creators as customers. h…

• @davidmackau David Mack on x

  a totally reasonable decision but i can't help but think this is exactly what he wants https://twitter.com/...

• @esqueer_ Alejandra Caraballo on x

  It begins. There's going to be an exodus of news away from Twitter. There's already far fewer journalists. Once the journalists and outlets are gone, the politicians will leave too. https://twitter.com/...

• @adamweinstein Adam Weinstein on x

  Taibbi: I'm leaving Twitter because of Elon's decisions NPR: We're leaving Twitter because of Elon's decisions Elon: My screen name is Harry Bōlz and my building says Titter on it, also the nonpaying blue checks go away on 4/20 now, haha

• @jaycaspiankang Kang on x

  Good for them! Also, I imagine twitter has more or less zero effect on NPR's bottom line or listenership. Twitter's impact on big media organizations is vastly vastly overstated. https://twitter.com/...

• @davidsirota David Sirota on x

  This is a very corporate-media-centric view. It's true that giant conglomerates funded by governments, corporations & billionaires don't need such platforms because they have so much money. But — as much as I don't like this site — the end of Twitter will crush independent media.…

• @_cingraham Christopher Ingraham on x

  When I was at the Post it was absolutely bananas how *little* traffic Twitter drove. No matter how viral a tweet about a story was, the click-throughs were just an infinitesimal fraction of the RTs and faves https://twitter.com/...

• @aniceburrito Mike on x

  I'm not too invested in the label thing and NPR is just one organization, but as a business Twitter needs these organizations far more than they need Twitter. They basically don't need twitter at all since it doesn't drive traffic https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @phil_lewis_ Philip Lewis on x

  NPR announces that its 52 accounts “will no longer be active on Twitter,” citing the social media platform's decision to label NPR “state-affiliated media” https://www.npr.org/...

• @IndyRichard@mastodon.scot Indy Richard on mastodon

  What a strange place the UK is.  When the BBC got all upset when Twitter labelled it as being government funded, the outcome was a deal where Twitter changed label in exchange for a Musk interview and publicity which the BBC place as their top story.

• @mattnavarra@mastodonapp.uk Matt Navarra on mastodon

  What it's like to interview billionaire Twitter boss @ElonMusk  —  “Did you buy Twitter because a court was going to force you to?”  —  “Yeah, yeah I did” https://www.bbc.co.uk/...

• @mattnavarra@mastodonapp.uk Matt Navarra on mastodon

  Elon Musk's 2-Hour Interview With BBC News on Twitter Spaces Had 3.3 Million Concurrent Listeners At Its Peak https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @jamin2g Ben on x

  Interviewer: There's been a rise in hatful content on Twitter. Musk: Give me an example. Interviewer: I can't. Musk: You just lied. https://twitter.com/...

• @disclosetv @disclosetv on x

  ICYMI - BBC reporter caught out by Elon Musk on “hate speech.” https://twitter.com/...

• @censoredmen @censoredmen on x

  WATCH: The moment @elonmusk confronts @BBC reporter @JamesClayton5 for not being able to provide a single example of hate speech he has witnessed on Twitter. - Elon also points out the BBC's double standards regarding Covid misinformation. https://twitter.com/...

• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  This time with video & better audio https://twitter.com/...

• @notabigjerk Lauren on x

  the top of your replies when you criticize elon musk https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  I said BBC could come Twitter, then, to my surprise, a reporter shows up

• @jamesclayton5 James Clayton on x

  Ok so usually the interviewee leaves the interview. Elon musk now taking questions on Spaces https://twitter.com/...

• @paulg Paul Graham on x

  The underlying story, both here and with that BBC interview, is that there is now a whole generation who (a) have little respect for journalists after being treated dishonestly by them, and (b) no longer fear them, now that they've lost their monopoly on the news. https://twitter…

• @vprasadmdmph @vprasadmdmph on x

  This clip is amazing; It is classic journalists repeating things they have not thought about independently. I loved the end “Covid is no longer an issue” and good Qs about BBC https://twitter.com/...

• @ggreenwald Glenn Greenwald on x

  Perfect illustration of how scumbag reporters lie: This BBC hack claimed he's seen more hate on Twitter. When asked, he can't name a single example because he hasn't look. Then claims @ISDglobal — funded by US, EU and neoliberal billionaires - said it: https://twitter.com/...

• @farzyness Farzad Mesbahi on x

  Will be absolutely FASCINATING watching the BBC edit vs what was covered in spaces. Will be a real time insight into how mainstream media edits to fit a certain narrative. If the BBC actually tries to run a narrative after this space, it will lose any credibility it has left.

• @davidsacks David Sacks on x

  BBC: Why is there so much more hate speech on Twitter now? Elon: Can you give me an example? BBC: Uh... Elon: Just one. BBC: Uh... People say... Elon: People say all sorts of nonsense. You don't know what you're talking about. BBC: Let's move on! Wow. Reporter got completely post…

• @karlbode Karl Bode on x

  it's hilarious that reuters can't be bothered to include the essential context that he's not paying his bills https://www.reuters.com/...

• @rubinreport Dave Rubin on x

  Absolute 🔥🔥🔥 right here by @elonmusk. The mainstream media deserves only total mockery or to be completely ignored. https://twitter.com/...

• @micsolana Mike Solana on x

  gonna be marinating in this all day https://twitter.com/...

• @rmac18 Ryan Mac on x

  Here's another example of Musk lying. Last night he said he was “not aware of that particular situation” when asked about censoring a BBC documentary about Modi. Here is a tweet from January of him responding to someone about that exact situation. https://twitter.com/... https://…

• @wfkars Daniel Summers on x

  While I don't think there is a possible outcome that would make this all “worth it,” watching him sell a bunch more Tesla stock to cover selling Twitter at a massive loss would come close. https://twitter.com/...

• @richlightshed @richlightshed on x

  See the full @elonmusk BBC interview on YouTube audio-only from Twitter Spaces, but is the video version online anywhere? https://twitter.com/...

• @mattnavarra Matt Navarra on x

  Elon Musk admits he only bought Twitter because he thought he'd be forced to BBC: You changed your mind again, and decided to buy it? Musk: Well, I kind of had to BBC: Did you do that because you thought that a court would make you do that? Musk: Yes https://t.co/NjGvWc3eXE

• @bydavidgardner David Gardner on x

  well, well, well, if it isn't the consequences of my own actions https://twitter.com/...

• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  Penetrating deep & hard with @BBC https://twitter.com/...

• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  Doing a Twitter Spaces interview in 10 mins with the @JamesClayton5 of @BBC

• @parismarx Paris Marx on x

  Elon Musk continues to be the least funny person in the world. He says he followed through on the poll saying he should step down as CEO, and appointed his dog instead. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...

• @crawf34 Adrian on x

  if someone gives me a $20 billion loan I'll do it. I'd immediately ban all the nazis and right-wing turds, clear the way for advertisers to come back, take verification back to what it used to be (although maybe some tweaks) and publicly tell Ted Cruz to piss off every day https:…

• @paleofuture Matt Novak on x

  In a Twitter Spaces interview with the BBC, Musk says he's not CEO of Twitter anymore and his dog is the head of the company. This is a 51 year old man whose only goal in life seems to be getting laughs at the dumbest jokes possible.

• @realmattcouch Matt Couch on x

  Listening to this little Twit from the BBC tell Elon Musk how to run Twitter, and how he shouldn't have fired folks because it was unfair in a live Twitter Spaces right now is absolutely laughable and shows how DELUSIONAl the leftist media truly is..

• @nandiniwhy Nandini on x

  In a BBC interview on Twitter Spaces, Elon Musk was just asked what he thinks about the Narendra Modi documentary being removed from the platform. Musk: “I am unaware of this particular situation” “India has very strict media laws...if it's between following the law... (1/2)

• @charliekirk11 Charlie Kirk on x

  Elon Musk just SLAMMED the criminal conviction of meme maker Douglass Mackey to over 3 million people on Twitter Spaces. “Over the top...they went too far...If that's the standard for throwing someone in prison, then there should be a lot of people in prison.” He's 100% right.

• @rmac18 @rmac18 on x

  I don't know if the emerald mine stuff shows Musk's generational wealth, as some allege, and who knows what his dad gave him given their relationship. But what it does show is Musk's bending of the truth. What he said on the space is incompatible with what he said in 2014.

• @rmac18 @rmac18 on x

  Musk is going to his talking points and speaking on how Twitter emphasizes “unregretted user minutes.” It may sound nice for bankers and advertisers, but how does Twitter measure that metric? Is the co doing user research? Because it fired many of the folks who used to do that.

• @rmac18 @rmac18 on x

  Listening to this Twitter Space with Musk and it's interesting how he talks about the business when he came in. He said the company was facing negative $3 bil cash flow, in part, because of the $1.5 bil of servicing of debt a year. But who loaded the company with that debt?

• @charlesarthur Charles Arthur on x

  Sales of nano-scale violins reach record high https://www.bbc.com/...

• @farzyness Farzad Mesbahi on x

  This BBC reporter had Elon Musk in a room and he chose to end the interview EARLY during the most listened to Twitter space - ever. Independent journalism is the future.

• @rvawonk Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D on x

  Elon just opened up the Twitter Space to additional speakers and every single speaker is a man. https://twitter.com/...

• @mattbinder Matt Binder on x

  Elon Musk said he'd “take questions” but just added his favorite fanboys as speakers who just started jumping in to defend him against the mealy mouthed questions the BBC reporter asked (who then claimed his interview with Elon was technically over so he didn't care) what a joke …

• @mattbinder Matt Binder on x

  i'm listening to this Twitter Space with Elon Musk and a BBC tech reporter and this BBC reporter is wholly unprepared for this and is just letting Musk steamroll him i assume this is why Musk accepted the interview but this is embarrassing

• @memeghnad @memeghnad on x

  Elon Musk was just asked in the Twitter space about the platform banning BBC's documentary on Narendra Modi. His response: “I'm not aware about this particular case... India has very strict social media laws... If it's a choice between complying with the laws or going to jail,...…

• @mattbinder Matt Binder on x

  one of Elon's fans on the Twitter Space asked about the future of the Twitter Files now that he's had a falling out with all his hand-picked writers who were working on them Elon went on to say that the Twitter Files were “done, there's not much left really...we need to move on”

• @rvawonk Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D on x

  In tonight's Twitter Space, Elon Musk is once again denying the emerald mine story that he himself talked about previously. https://www.news24.com/...

• @drewb Drew Benvie on x

  If only reporters would press Musk more on how to build a successful social network. His squirming around TikTok being a time waste was eye opening. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @coloradotravis @coloradotravis on x

  Me at 2am when my Uber driver asks how the poker game went: https://twitter.com/...

• @ankaman616 Carl Anka on x

  Lol. Lmao. https://www.bbc.com/...

• @lorakolodny Lora Kolodny on x

  Twitter counter displayed Elon Musk + 3.3M others joined the Spaces interview with BBC. (screenshot) https://twitter.com/...

• @unusual_whales @unusual_whales on x

  BREAKING: Elon Musk says on Twitter Spaces that Twitter currently has around 1500 employees which is an 80% decrease from when he tookover

• @faizsays Faiz Siddiqui on x

  Elon Musk just said he's sleeping on a 7th floor couch in a Twitter library, sparred with a BBC journalist over prevalence of misinfo on Twitter (telling him “You just lied!"), declared his dog is CEO of the company and said “Covid is no longer an issue” https://www.washingtonpos…

• @sabaeitizaz Saba Eitizaz on x

  🎻🎻🎻(Those are tiny violin emojis) https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @washingtonpost @washingtonpost on x

  Musk, who agreed to step down in December after a nonscientific Twitter poll declared he should, said he had abided by that pledge. “I did stand down,” he said. “I keep telling you I'm not the CEO of Twitter, my dog is the CEO of Twitter.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @esqueer_ Alejandra Caraballo on x

  Alone and sleeping on a couch at work with his dog “running” the company. Elon is the most divorced guy in the history of divorced guys. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...

• @washingtonpost @washingtonpost on x

  In an interview with the BBC, Musk hailed the changes he has made since buying the site, saying the company is down to 1,500 employees from more than 7,000. He also bristled at questions on the purported increase in misinformation since his takeover. https://www.washingtonpost.co…

• @farhip Paul Farhi on x

  Surely he can afford a roll-away? https://twitter.com/...