“Resources could be better used to promote our journalism elsewhere.”
The British newspaper The Guardian announced Wednesday that it will no longer publish on X, calling this social network, owned by Elon Musk, “toxic media platform”. “We would like to inform our readers that we will no longer publish messages on the official Guardian editorial accounts” on X, writes the center-left newspaper in a press release. “We believe that the advantages of our presence on X are now outweighed by the disadvantages and that the resources could be better used to promote our journalism elsewhere”continues Guardian.
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His accounts on the social network are now presented as “archives”. Readers are invited to visit the newspaper’s website or download its application. The last post was early Wednesday morning.
The Guardian explains having thought about leaving “for a while” due to “often disturbing content promoted or found on the platform, including far-right conspiracy theories and racism.”
The campaign for the American presidential election “only underlined what we have long considered: X is a toxic media platform and its owner, Elon Musk, has been able to use his influence to shape political discourse”continues the newspaper.
Elon Musk, the richest man in the world who defends a radical vision of freedom of expression, rejecting all forms of censorship, bought Twitter in 2022 for $44 billion, renamed US President-elect Donald Trump to head newly created Ministry of Health“governmental efficiency”.
Elon Musk displayed unwavering support for Donald Trump throughout the campaign for the American presidential election. He put his personal X account, followed by nearly 205 million people, at the service of the Republican candidate.
