The British newspaper Guardian announced this Wednesday that will stop publishing news on its official accounts on X considering that it is a “toxic” platform and that the harms of being on it “now outweigh the benefits.” The newspaper explained to its readers that it believes “resources could be better spent promoting” its journalism “elsewhere.”
The newspaper states that it is something they have been considering for some time, taking into account “the disturbing content that is frequently promoted or found on the platform, including far-right conspiracy theories and racism.” Guardian adds that the recent electoral campaign in USA prior to the elections won by Republican Donald Trump, it only served to consider what they have been thinking “for a long time: that X is a toxic platform and that its owner has been able to use his influence to shape political discourse.”
The newspaper clarifies that users of x They will be able to continue sharing the articles of Guardian on that network. It also highlights that the nature of live news information means that occasionally they will still insert content from X on the pages of your articles.
In addition, reporters from that newspaper may also continue to use X for informational purposes, as they do with other social networks with which the newspaper does not normally interact, as he explained. “Social media can be an important tool for news organizations and helps reach new audiences, but, At this point, X plays an undermined role.”the newspaper noted.
Also remember that The work of its journalists is “available and open to all” on its website (theguardian.com) and notes that they prefer readers to come to her directly. Their business model “does not depend on viral content adapted to the whims of giant social media algorithms,” but is funded directly by readers.