The Guardian has announced that it is quitting Elon Musk’s social media platform X, and that the site’s coverage of the US presidential election had solidified its decision. The newspaper added that reporters would also be able to continue using the platform for news gathering purposes. “Social media can be an important tool for news organisations and help us to reach new audiences but, at this point, X now plays a diminished role in promoting our work. Our journalism is available and open to all on our website and we would prefer people to come to theguardian.com and support our work there,” said the Guardian. “We think that the benefits of being on X are now outweighed by the negatives.
