Several Spanish environmental associations, including Greenpeace Spain, announced on Friday that they were leaving the social network X of American billionaire Elon Musk. They accuse him of “promoting hate speech” and “endangering” democracy.
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“Social networks have never been perfect, but the drift that the inauguration of Donald Trump.
“After this date, Elon Musk will de facto enter the American government and will no longer be accountable to anyone,” add these associations, saying they join “hundreds of organizations from civil society” which have chosen to “turn your back on X” that day.
“Negationist, macho, racist messages”
For these three NGOs, network negationist, macho, racist” or “xenophobic” messages.
-Like these three associations, the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities (CRUE), which brings together the heads of these academic establishments, also announced that it was leaving X, accused of “anti-democratic drift”.
The platform, which exercises “little control over the veracity and quality of information”, does not “reflect the principles and values of Spanish universities”, “committed to education, freedom, respect and social responsibility,” they insist.
Many media outlets, institutions, associations and communities have announced in recent weeks in many countries that they are leaving X, formerly Twitter, accusing Elon Musk, who defends a radical vision of freedom of expression, of spreading false information.
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