What you need to know:
The Guardian abandoned Elon Muks’ X, accusing that the businessman has manipulated public opinion on this network during the United States elections.
Do you remember that in 2022 we told you about the negotiations for Elon Musk to buy Twitter? This story has continued with quite strange chapters and has reached 2024 with the departure of international media such as The Guardian o The Vanguard of X or Twitter, whatever you prefer to call it.
And since we know that the bush will continue to give – especially because Donald Trump appointed the owner of Tesla, Elon Musk, as head of the United States Department of Government Efficiency – here we tell you why The Guardian and others decided to abandon X.
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The Guardian and other media abandon X
On November 13 The Guardian He said goodbye to X with this direct message against Elon Musk’s social network:
“The US presidential election campaign served only to confirm what we have long considered: that X is a toxic media platform and that its owner, Elon Musk, has been able to use his influence to shape political discourse”.
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According to The GuardianElon Musk has had the time to influence public opinion in the United States alone at a key moment like the 2024 elections.
And since this medium is not willing to share this line or be within its dynamics, it decided to abandon X.
After The Guardian, The Vanguard announced the suspension of its accounts on X, pointing out that this platform is the perfect echo and breeding ground for conspiracy theories and misinformation.
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Even the German club FC St. Pauli got off the ex-twitter boat, accusing the owner of Tesla of turning X into a hate machine, where conspiracy theories, racism and their uncontrolled spread are allowed.
The harsh message from FC St. Pauli pointed out that in
NPR y PBS
In 2023, United States public radio NPR decided to take the first step and abandoned X for more or less the same reasons. American public television did the same. PBS.
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Disinformation and manipulation
In 2024, The Guardian y The Vanguard have accused that It only serves as a source of misinformation and conspiracy theories..
Although The Guardian He went further and pointed to a kind of Elon Musk machinery to manipulate public opinion—already indirectly—in favor of Donald Trump.
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Just remember that Musk himself financially supported the controversial former president and here are the results.
What do you think? ¿Do you think we are facing a kind of digital rebellion against political manipulation and the speeches of the extreme right that have relied on X?
For now, an alternative social network is already being shared on networks: BlueSky. Here we tell you everything you need to know about it and how to use it, if you are interested.
