British newspaper “The Guardian” abandons Elon Musk’s social network, considered a “toxic media platform”

Donald Trump’s victory was a boost for his supporters, including Elon Musk and his companies. However, the electoral campaign on social networks and the Republican victory in the United States were for many a turning point. Alternatives like the social network Bluesky have gained hundreds of thousands of new users who have decided to abandon X. The British newspaper, Tutorjoins this trend and announced he was leaving the social network formerly known as Twitter.

“We will stop publishing our official editorial accounts on the platform, but X users will still be able to share our articles,” announces the British media. In their announcement, they describe the social network as a toxic platform and They point to its owner, Elon Musk, as the culprit to use their influence to shape political discourse.

Elon Musk, owner of the social network, has not yet commented on the subject on his account where he is a regular speaker. This Tuesday, Donald Trump appointed the billionaire, alongside Vivek Ramaswamy, senior officials of the Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE, in English).

The British media explains that it made this decision considering that the advantages of having an account on X were counterbalanced by the negative aspects of the social network. They will share their journalistic content via other social networks. Among the negative aspects they mention often disturbing content that is “promoted or found on the platform”, and they talk about far-right conspiracy theories and racism.

Emphasizes the ways in which users can share information published by Tutor on X and on the rest of social networks for free. They also point out that Journalists from your editorial team will continue to use the platform of Musk to collect information for their work as they also use other social networks.

However, the official accounts of this company will no longer share articles. On the social network

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