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It is funded by taxes, so the label is not misleading: 'Britain’s national broadcaster is predominantly funded by UK households via a license fee, which is als
by Bostonian 4y ago
It is funded by taxes, so the label is not misleading:
'Britain’s national broadcaster is predominantly funded by UK households via a license fee, which is also required to watch non-BBC channels or live services. This is supplemented by income from commercial operations.
The @BBC account – which has 2.2 million followers – is currently branded as government funded. The label has not been given to the BBC’s other accounts, including BBC News (World) and BBC Breaking News.
Twitter has not given a definition for what it considers “government funded media” to constitute.
In a statement provided to CNN, the BBC said: “We are speaking to Twitter to resolve this issue as soon as possible.
“The BBC is, and always has been, independent. We are funded by the British public through the licence fee.”'