Minnesota Public Radio Is Leaving Twitter

ST. PAUL, MN — Minnesota Public Radio is among the growing list of media organizations leaving Twitter over disagreements with the direction of the platform under its CEO, Elon Musk.

"After much discussion, we concluded that continued use of the social media platform Twitter by our organization was contrary to our mission and core values," Jean Taylor, of American Public Media (APM), said in a statement Friday.

"Instead of being a neutral and efficient channel for serving the public, Twitter is now actively aiming to undermine the integrity of public media organizations like ours," Taylor added.

APM is the parent company of Minnesota Public Radio. Individual reporters for the company can choose to continue using Twitter if they wish.

Friday's decision comes after Twitter decided to label National Public Radio as "state-affiliated media" and later "government-funded media."

The Public Broadcasting Service, which Twitter also labeled "government-funded media," has also stopped posting on Twitter.