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(11,623 posts) Wed Nov 13, 2024, 11:26 AM Nov 13

Guardian will no longer post on Elon Musk's X from its official accounts [View all]

Source: The Guardian

Platform’s coverage of US election crystallised longstanding concerns about its content, says Guardian

The Guardian has announced it will no longer post content on Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, from its official accounts.

In an announcement to readers, the news organisation said it considered the benefits of being on the platform formerly called Twitter were now outweighed by the negatives, citing the “often disturbing content” found on it.

“We wanted to let readers know that we will no longer post on any official Guardian editorial accounts on the social media site X,” the Guardian said.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/13/the-guardian-no-longer-post-on-x-twitter-elon-musk

May others follow this example

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Guardian will no longer post on Elon Musk's X from its official accounts [View all] RainCaster Nov 13 OP

BRAVO orangecrush Nov 13 #1

Others, INCLUDING US HERE AT DU!!!!!! Scrivener7 Nov 13 #2

THIS onecaliberal Nov 13 #4

Good point 3auld6phart Nov 13 #5

Good for them! karin_sj Nov 13 #3

They're talking about the mass migration of X people... Ysabel Nov 13 #6

And yet people here are constantly and incessantly PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 13 #7

Here is the Bluesky Guardian ex-twitter link: ananda Nov 13 #8

It looks like they've been on there for more than a week FakeNoose Nov 13 #11

That is NOT an account set up by The Guardian. It's a mirror account set up without their permission. highplainsdem Nov 13 #14

We are moving people fmdaddio Nov 13 #9

Excellent! StarryNite Nov 13 #10

I was a paid subscriber Jarqui Nov 13 #12

Good on the Guardian Magoo48 Nov 13 #13