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.

  • @x00z
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    2810 days ago

    I just love how we went from naming it “Twitter” to “Elon Musk’s platform, X”.

    • @mint_tamas
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      2110 days ago

      The intermediate step was “X, formerly known as Twitter”

    • @CAVOK
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      910 days ago

      Xitter. Pronounced just the way you think.