The UK Guardian says it will longer post on X, the microblogging platform formerly known as Twitter, over “far-right conspiracy theories and racism”. The newspaper said the benefits of being on the platform has now been outweighed by “often disturbing content” found on it. Elon Musk, owner of X and newly appointed to lead the US department of government efficiency (DOGE), has been viewed as right-wing conservative, though he describes himself as “politically moderate”. Advertisement“This is something we have been considering for a while given the often disturbing content promoted or found on the platform,” it said. “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.”Since Musk took over the microblogging platform, its approach to content moderation has faced criticism.

Source: The Guardian November 13, 2024 13:48 UTC