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RainCaster

(11,574 posts) Wed Nov 13, 2024, 11:26 AM Nov 13

Guardian will no longer post on Elon Musk's X from its official accounts

Source: The Guardian

Platform’s coverage of US election crystallised longstanding concerns about its content, says Guardian

The Guardian has announced it will no longer post content on Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, from its official accounts.

In an announcement to readers, the news organisation said it considered the benefits of being on the platform formerly called Twitter were now outweighed by the negatives, citing the “often disturbing content” found on it.

“We wanted to let readers know that we will no longer post on any official Guardian editorial accounts on the social media site X,” the Guardian said.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/13/the-guardian-no-longer-post-on-x-twitter-elon-musk

May others follow this example

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Guardian will no longer post on Elon Musk's X from its official accounts (Original Post) RainCaster Nov 13 OP

BRAVO orangecrush Nov 13 #1

Others, INCLUDING US HERE AT DU!!!!!! Scrivener7 Nov 13 #2

THIS onecaliberal Nov 13 #4

Good point 3auld6phart Nov 13 #5

Good for them! karin_sj Nov 13 #3

They're talking about the mass migration of X people... Ysabel Nov 13 #6

And yet people here are constantly and incessantly PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 13 #7

Here is the Bluesky Guardian ex-twitter link: ananda Nov 13 #8

It looks like they've been on there for more than a week FakeNoose Nov 13 #11

That is NOT an account set up by The Guardian. It's a mirror account set up without their permission. highplainsdem Nov 13 #14

We are moving people fmdaddio Nov 13 #9

Excellent! StarryNite Nov 13 #10

I was a paid subscriber Jarqui Nov 13 #12

Good on the Guardian Magoo48 Nov 13 #13

orangecrush

(21,915 posts)

1. BRAVO

Reply to RainCaster (Original post)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 11:27 AM

Nov 13

Pretty bad when we have to depend on other countries media to show some integrity.

Thanks for posting this good news.

Scrivener7

(52,881 posts)

2. Others, INCLUDING US HERE AT DU!!!!!!

Reply to RainCaster (Original post)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 11:30 AM

Nov 13

Last edited Wed Nov 13, 2024, 12:56 PM - Edit history (1)

onecaliberal

(36,033 posts)

4. THIS

Reply to Scrivener7 (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 12:33 PM

Nov 13

Why do we give fascist our money to use to kill us with?

3auld6phart

(1,273 posts)

5. Good point

Reply to Scrivener7 (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 12:53 PM

Nov 13

I don’t understand why DuU follows That asshole Musk’s twitter site?

karin_sj

(1,090 posts)

3. Good for them!

Reply to RainCaster (Original post)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 11:34 AM

Nov 13

They may end up being one of the only new sources we can trust. I think it's time for me to contribute to them so they can continue doing what they're doing.

Ysabel

(2,080 posts)

6. They're talking about the mass migration of X people...

Reply to RainCaster (Original post)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 01:00 PM

Nov 13

Haha! 15 million as of last night...

PoindexterOglethorpe

(26,730 posts)

7. And yet people here are constantly and incessantly

Reply to RainCaster (Original post)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 01:28 PM

Nov 13

posting from Twitter. Gosh.

ananda

(30,842 posts)

8. Here is the Bluesky Guardian ex-twitter link:

Reply to RainCaster (Original post)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 01:41 PM

Nov 13

Enjoy!

https://bsky.app/profile/guardian.extwitter.link

FakeNoose

(35,795 posts)

11. It looks like they've been on there for more than a week

Reply to ananda (Reply #8)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 01:58 PM

Nov 13

I can see to their oldest post on BlueSky, but it goes back earlier than 9 days ago.

highplainsdem

(52,531 posts)

14. That is NOT an account set up by The Guardian. It's a mirror account set up without their permission.

Reply to ananda (Reply #8)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 02:22 PM

Nov 13

⚠️ MIRROR OF twitter.com/guardian
⚠️ If you own the original account and want to claim this, please contact @twttr-mirrors.bsky.social

fmdaddio

(222 posts)

9. We are moving people

Reply to RainCaster (Original post)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 01:48 PM

Nov 13

To Bluesky that is.

StarryNite

(10,864 posts)

10. Excellent!

Reply to RainCaster (Original post)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 01:56 PM

Nov 13

Jarqui

(10,494 posts)

12. I was a paid subscriber

Reply to RainCaster (Original post)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 02:18 PM

Nov 13

I had deleted my account
But signed up again to try to combat the lies.

Eventually, they censured my posts so that only 1 or 2 people would read them.
It became pointless shadowboxing - couldn't land a punch anymore.
I went after Elon so I'm sure that was part of it.

The disinformation on X was organized, scripted and blasted daily.

It hard to combat FOX, OAN & Newsmax or right wing radio because you can't get on it.

Since there is no way to reach MAGA, I guess they're destined to learn the hard way.

Magoo48

(5,419 posts)

13. Good on the Guardian

Reply to RainCaster (Original post)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 02:22 PM

Nov 13

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