NPR said Wednesday it will stop sharing content on Twitter after the social media company labeled NPR "state-affiliated media," a term also used for Russia- and China-based propaganda outlets. NPR was surprised by Twitter's decision to label the company "state-affiliated media," according to a report by the outlet. NPR CEO John Lansing told his employees that NPR "will not immediately return to the platform" even if Twitter drops the designation. He stripped the news organization's verification checkmark shortly thereafter, citing the company's refusal to pay for the platform's revamped Twitter Blue subscription service. Twitter relaunched its updated Twitter Blue subscription service in December after Musk pulled and delayed the launch in November.

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