Elon Musk: BBC 'Not Thrilled' About State-Affiliated Media Label

Elon Musk: I know the BBC is not thrilled about being labeled ‘state-affiliated media’.

Elon: “I know the BBC, for example, is not thrilled about being labeled ‘state-affiliated media’.”

BBC journalist: “Not exactly. I was going to get to that later, but let's go for it now. It has officially objected to that term. Do you want to respond to it?”

Elon: “Our goal is to be as truthful and accurate as possible. So, I think we're adjusting the label to be ‘publicly funded’, which I think is perhaps not too objectionable. We're trying to be accurate.”

Interview with the BBC, BBC, April 11, 2023