An archived version of the social media platform's guidelines stated that neither NPR nor the BBC is considered government or state-affiliated because they maintain editorial independence.

Source: https://www.theblaze.com/news/npr-bbc-labeled-government-funded-media-by-twitter

He was arrested in Ekaterinburg during an attempt to receive secret information,” according to Interfax, a Russian state-affiliated news agency, which quoted FSB officials.

Source: https://www.1310kfka.com/abc-news/world/04/russian-judge-strikes-down-appeal-of-wall-street-journal-reporter/

Most recently, Twitter began applying a "state-affiliated media" tag to NPR's Twitter presence, a shot aimed at mainstream news organizations.

Source: https://www.slashgear.com/1252350/twitters-sudden-substack-block-has-suspicious-timing/

NPR, stupidly labeled "state-affiliated media" by Musk, quit the platform in April and now says it has seen no drop in website visitsMusk has removed headlines from tweets, many other media organizations have little reason to stay.

Source: https://mashable.com/article/musk-twitter-year

The drama started last Wednesday when Twitter affixed NPR’s account with a “state-affiliated media” label, which is the same label Twitter applies to known state propaganda outlets like China’s Xinhua News and People’s Daily as well as Russia’s RT.

Source: https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-wikipedia-government-funded-media-label-npr-1850322323

Twitter has labeled National Public Radio (NPR) as “state-affiliated media” on the social media site Wednesday, April 5, 2023, a move some worried could undermine public confidence in the news organization.

Source: https://rapidcityjournal.com/lifestyles/technology/npr-quits-elon-musks-twitter-over-government-funded-label/article_28858e49-d61e-5772-9826-0b8b9d3e3861.html

Twitter labeled NPR's main account last week as “state-affiliated media, " a term also used to identify media outlets controlled or heavily influenced by authoritarian governments, such as Russia and China.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/us/ap-news-in-brief-at-12-04-a-m-edt/article_3b323fcc-9e19-5902-a6fc-a5f118d3f7a9.html

"We were disturbed to see last night that Twitter has labeled NPR as 'state-affiliated media,' a description that, per Twitter's own guidelines, does not apply to NPR," Lansing said.

Source: https://boingboing.net/2023/04/06/twitter-re-labels-npr-as-state-affiliated-media.html