NWe would like to inform our readers that we will no longer publish messages on the official Guardian editorial accounts” on X, writes the center-left newspaper in a press release.
“We believe the benefits of our presence on X are now outweighed by the drawbacks and that resources could be better used to promote our journalism elsewhere,” the Guardian continues.
His accounts on the social network are now presented as “archived”. Readers are invited to visit the newspaper's website or download its application.
The last post was early Wednesday morning.
The Guardian explains that it had considered leaving
L’influence d’Elon Musk
The campaign for the US presidential election “only underlined what we have long considered: .
Elon Musk, the richest man in the world who defends a radical vision of freedom of expression, rejecting all forms of censorship, bought Twitter in 2022 for 44 billion dollars, renamed US President-elect Donald Trump to head a newly created Department of “Government Effectiveness”.
A network not completely banned
X users will still be able to share Guardian articles on this social network. Content published on X will sometimes be included in articles. Daily journalists will be able to continue to use this social network to gather information.
The Guardian emphasizes that its economic model “does not rely on viral content shaped for (…) the algorithms of the social network giants”, explaining that it is financed by its readers.
Elon Musk displayed unwavering support for Donald Trump throughout the campaign for the American presidential election. He put his personal X account, followed by nearly 205 million people, at the service of the Republican candidate.
