The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation " CBC " announced its withdrawal from Twitter after classifying its account as "government-funded media", which it considered unfair and cast doubt on its impartiality.

This step comes after the withdrawal of "National Public Radio" (NPR) in the United States from Twitter for the same reason, and the success of the British Broadcasting Corporation "BBC" by changing its classification from "government funding" to "public funding".

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and its French-language Radio-Canada said in a statement that Twitter had added the hashtag "government-funded media" to their accounts, describing this type of treatment as similar to dealing with the media of authoritarian countries such as Russia or China.

The statement added that this marking in their case is "untrue and misleading".

Although the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is publicly funded, its editorial independence is protected by the Canadian Broadcasting Act.

"Twitter can be a powerful tool for our journalists to connect with Canadians, but it undermines the accuracy and professionalism of the work they do by allowing our independence to be misrepresented in this way."

"We will be pausing our activity on our corporate Twitter account and all CBS and Radio Canada News accounts," she added.

CBC urged Canadians to follow her on other social media.

Conservative Canadian opposition leader Pierre Boliever, who has publicly expressed his disdain for the CBC and its funding methods, wrote last week to Elon Musk urging him to label it "government-funded media" on Twitter.

This is in the interest of transparency, he said, noting that nearly two-thirds of its funding in the 2021-2022 fiscal year was from the federal government.

On Monday, Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blasted his rival for "attacking this Canadian institution and attacking culture and its local content, which is so important to so many Canadians."

Since Musk acquired Twitter, the company has eased its restrictions on content and allowed the return of tweeters who had been banned for inciting hatred and spreading misinformation.

He has for years disdained the news media, recently installing an automatic e-mail reply of feces to reporters' inquiries.

News organizations are struggling to abandon the platform, which remains a major means of communication for celebrities, politicians and elites.