Guardian quits Elon Musk-owned X, citing racism and conspiracy theories
The Hindu
Guardian said it will no longer post to X, citing “disturbing content” on the social media platform.
British news publisher the Guardian said on Wednesday it will no longer post to X, citing "disturbing content" on the social media platform, including racism and conspiracy theories.
The left-leaning Guardian, which has 10.7 million followers on X, becomes the first large UK media company to retreat from the platform that Elon Musk purchased in 2022.
Critics say Musk's hands-off approach has allowed lies and hate speech to spread on the platform formerly known as Twitter.
"We think that the benefits of being on X are now outweighed by the negatives and that resources could be better used promoting our journalism elsewhere," the Guardian said in an editorial published on its website.
"This is something we have been considering for a while given the often disturbing content promoted or found on the platform, including far-right conspiracy theories and racism."
In response, Musk posted on X and said of the Guardian: "They are irrelevant."
Separately, former CNN anchor Don Lemon is also leaving Musk-owned social media platform, he announced in a post on X on Wednesday.
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