“Network X must become a has-been.” This is the hope of Roland Lescure, former minister and current vice-president of the National Assembly who announced this Saturday in Le Parisien that he is leaving X (ex-Twitter), like a few other political figures.
The historic Macronist explains that he will “close [son] account on this social network”, and launches “a transpartisan call” to do the same, invoking a “collective responsibility”. According to him, several elected officials have already joined this initiative such as the regional presidents Loïg Chesnais-Girard (various left, Brittany) or Franck Leroy (various right, Grand-Est), the ecologist Jérémie Iordanoff, the Macronist deputies Florent Boudié (president of the Law Commission) and Ludovic Mendes.
He justifies his choice by explaining that “a network of divisions, of clashes, which sometimes propagated hatred”, has now become “a propaganda tool” for the American billionaire Elon Musk, who “in control of the algorithm” et “behaves like editor-in-chief of the platform”. “Network X must become a has-been. When an evening gets out of hand, you have to leave it to go somewhere more peaceful.”
A departure “not relevant” for the government
A movement far from being widely emulated, including within the government. Among political figures, few have taken the plunge. Some on the left are wondering or have announced, like the environmentalists Sandrine Rousseau, Yannick Jadot, Cyrielle Chatelain, or Pouria Amirshahi, to leave the network in the coming days.
-But, for the government of François Bayrou, a departure from “is not at all current”, according to its spokesperson, Sophie Primas. “It’s not up to us to leave these platforms [comme X, Instagram, Facebook ou TikTok, ndlr]but rather for them to comply with the European rules in force”, she believes. Benjamin Haddad, Minister Delegate for Europe, also confirmed this Saturday that he would remain on the platform.
Owned by Elon Musk, X is suspected of spreading false information and manipulating public debate in Europe. Several institutions or media have announced in recent weeks their departure from the social network or the cessation of their activity on their accounts.
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