The Guardian announced it would cease posting on X, labelling it a “toxic media platform” for fostering “far-right conspiracy theories and racism.”
The British newspaper, known for its liberal woke stance, explained that while X had once served as a valuable tool for promoting journalism, its association with harmful content and Musk’s influence over political discourse had ultimately outweighed its benefits.
In a statement to readers, The Guardian said that its decision had been deliberated for some time, saying, “the benefits of being on X are now outweighed by the negatives, and that resources could be better used promoting our journalism elsewhere.”
Musk’s ownership of the platform and its role in the recent U.S. presidential election reportedly solidified the newspaper’s decision to depart, with The Guardian claiming Musk “used the site’s influence to shape political discourse.”
With over 80 accounts and approximately 27 million followers on X, The Guardian clarified that while its journalists would still use the platform for news gathering, the newspaper itself would no longer be active. Additionally, X embeds will continue to appear in articles to support coverage.
Conservative voices on X criticised the exit with some accusing the newspaper of avoiding open discourse. Commentator Paul Joseph Watson remarked, “The Guardian didn’t have a problem with the previous Twitter regime censoring the Hunter Biden laptop story to ‘shape political discourse’ and interfere in an election. Elon allows free speech, and they have a tantrum.”
Haha……I would of thought they would love ‘racism’ and ‘conspiracy theories’ as it’s a Major part of the looney leftist agenda they spread.
Sane people have not taken the guardian seriously for decades. The real reason they are leaving X is because it now gives a voice to people who disagree when the propaganda they spread.
They are just spreading lies and ” wishfull” thinking. And of course a venomous hatred of Vladimir Putine. Who cares, hey. We love Putine !!
Didn’t they push the conspiracy theory that Iraq had WMDs?
Good news! Good riddance! 😆
Anx they pushed the conspiracy theory that covid jabs were safe and effective. And that it was a vaccine.
A bit of open discourse on the Guardian would have saved a lot of sudden death and turbo cancer.
The Guardian used to be decent proposition but it declined and has never been the same since….this comes as no surprise…..
Seriously one the worst media outlets ever.
The Guardian circles the drain too? MSM in US is collapsing after the election.
Says the outlet that got rid of comments on articles many years ago. Can’t have the plebs discussing the propaganda
Guardian is sick rag. Full of pro pedo and groomer articles
Theyre quitting because they get slayed in the comments and community notes for their fake news all the time
Don’t let the… actually nah, I don’t really care if the door hits ya where the good lord split ya.
Don’t leave angry, just leave 👋