“The American election campaign confirmed what we had long believed: that X is a toxic social platform and that its owner, Elon Musk, was able to use it to shape political discourse,” adds the daily.
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 has been considering leaving
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.
