Article in Raw Story by Agence France-Presse, 11/13/24
” ‘We think that the benefits of being on X are now outweighed by the negatives,’ the left-leaning newspaper, which has nearly 11 million followers on X, said in a statement on its website.
“It added that its “resources could be better used promoting our journalism elsewhere
.”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,” the statement noted.
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Article In Al Jazerra, 11/13/24
Headline: “The Guardian to no longer post on ‘toxic media platform’ X”
Subhead: “The British news outlet quits X citing ‘disturbing content’ on the platform, including racism and conspiracy theories.”
“British news outlet The Guardian has announced it will no longer post content on X due to the ‘disturbing content’ on the ‘toxic media platform’, including racism and conspiracy theories.
“The Guardian wrote on its website on Wednesday that it had been considering the decision to stop posting on the social media outlet for a while, but the US election earlier in November “underlined” its decision.”
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/13/the-guardian-to-no-longer-post-on-toxic-media-platform-x