It is funded by taxes, so the label is not misleading:<p>'Britain’s national broadcaster is predominantly funded by UK households via a license fee, which is also required to watch non-BBC channels or live services. This is supplemented by income from commercial operations.<p>The @BBC account – which has 2.2 million followers – is currently branded as government funded. The label has not been given to the BBC’s other accounts, including BBC News (World) and BBC Breaking News.<p>Twitter has not given a definition for what it considers “government funded media” to constitute.<p>In a statement provided to CNN, the BBC said: “We are speaking to Twitter to resolve this issue as soon as possible.<p>“The BBC is, and always has been, independent. We are funded by the British public through the licence fee.”'