ALBAWABA - Twitter has classified the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)'s Twitter account as government-funded. BBC is followed by 2.2 million people. Twitter did not explain what it considers as "government-funded media." In response, BBC insisted that it was an independent institution, explaining that it is funded by the British public through licensing fees. National Public Radio (NPR) also received a similar designation by Twitter. But after NPR's objection, it was ...