Summary
The Guardian has announced it will stop posting on Elon Musk’s platform, X, citing “often disturbing content” such as far-right conspiracy theories and racism.
The news outlet, with 27 million followers across over 80 accounts, stated that the US presidential election coverage on X reinforced its view that the platform had become “toxic.”
While The Guardian’s official accounts will withdraw, reporters may still use X for newsgathering.
This move follows similar actions by NPR, PBS, and other organizations concerned about the platform’s content standards under Musk’s ownership.
I just love how we went from naming it “Twitter” to “Elon Musk’s platform, X”.
Xitter. Pronounced just the way you think.
The intermediate step was “X, formerly known as Twitter”
I was kinda hoping it’d always stay like this.
Also a good one.
Elon Musk’s platform, X, formerly known as Twitter.