Par
Frédéric Jouvet
Published on
Jan 20, 2025 at 6:20 a.m.
More and more communities are leaving the social network (formerly Twitter).
This Sunday, January 19, 2025, Le Mans and the Metropolis announced that they would in turn take this path, from Monday, January 20.
Why are Le Mans and the Métropole leaving X?
This Monday, January 20, 2025, Le Mans and its metropolis will no longer use their X account.
A decision announced in a press release sent this weekend and which takes effect on inauguration day of Donald Trump, who appointed Elon Musk minister of government efficiency.
This appointment “raises concerns about political use of the platform. His interference in international politics and his support for movements far-right in Europe must call for the greatest vigilance,” indicates the town hall.
This is not a question of confusing freedom of enterprise with freedom of expression. The lack of moderation and the configuration of algorithms encourage the proliferation of hateful content and the circulation of conspiracy theories against respect for democratic values.
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The community is migrating to the Bluesky network starting this Monday.
Several communities have already left the social network
This is not the only community to be part of the “helloquittex” movement. The same decision was taken by the mayor of Coulaines Christophe Rouillon.
“It is urgent to put an end to all participation and complicity with the digital platform of the far-right oligarch Elon Musk who is destroying liberal democracy and becoming the great sewer collector of disinformation», he reacted on Saturday, on his Facebook account.
As the inauguration of Donald Trump approaches, several communities have made the decision to leave X such as the Brittany region, the Landes department, the Paris town hall and even that of Libourne.
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