13.11.2024 17:31
The Guardian, based in the UK, announced that it will no longer share content from its official accounts on Elon Musk's X platform, citing concerns about the content related to the US election process.
The Guardian newspaper announced that it has decided to stop posting on its official accounts on the X platform (formerly known as Twitter), owned by Elon Musk.
The newspaper stated that the platform, which frequently features "disturbing content," is no longer a suitable venue for its presence.
In the Guardian's statement, it emphasized that among the content that has long caused concern on the platform are far-right conspiracy theories and racist rhetoric.
It was expressed that news and posts during the U.S. presidential election process have heightened these concerns, with the following statements included:
"Due to disturbing content on this platform, such as far-right conspiracy theories and racist posts, we will no longer be posting on the Guardian's official accounts. The U.S. presidential election process has shown that X has become a toxic media platform and that Elon Musk is using this platform to shape political discourse."
The Guardian has joined organizations like NPR and PBS, which took similar steps last year due to concerns about content standards on X.