The Guardian will no longer be posting any election content (nor any other content) on Xitter. The Guardian’s statement about the reason for its move is striking and blunt:
“This is something we have been considering for a while given the often disturbing content promoted or found on the platform, including far-right conspiracy theories a…
The Guardian will no longer be posting any election content (nor any other content) on Xitter. The Guardian’s statement about the reason for its move is striking and blunt:
“This is something we have been considering for a while given the often disturbing content promoted or found on the platform, including far-right conspiracy theories and racism. The US presidential election campaign served only to underline what we have considered for a long time: that X is a toxic media platform and that its owner, Elon Musk, has been able to use its influence to shape political discourse.”
The Guardian has more than 80 accounts on X with approximately 27 million followers.
The Guardian will no longer be posting any election content (nor any other content) on Xitter. The Guardian’s statement about the reason for its move is striking and blunt:
“This is something we have been considering for a while given the often disturbing content promoted or found on the platform, including far-right conspiracy theories and racism. The US presidential election campaign served only to underline what we have considered for a long time: that X is a toxic media platform and that its owner, Elon Musk, has been able to use its influence to shape political discourse.”
The Guardian has more than 80 accounts on X with approximately 27 million followers.
They are on bluesky now. Lots of journalists have opened accounts there, it’s currently the top free app in the Apple App Store.