The London-based left-wing newspaper The Guardian, whose editor-in-chief recently offered free mental health counseling to staff to cope with President-elect Donald Trump's victory, says Elon will now speak out against “far-right conspiracy theories.”・Cancel posting the mask on X. and racism,” he posted on his social media platform.
The paper made the announcement in a post on Wednesday, telling readers it would no longer post its editorial content from X's official account.
“We believe the benefits of appearing on X outweigh the negatives and that our resources can be better used to promote our journalism elsewhere.” the newspaper wrote on Wednesday.
The Guardian said it had been considering the move “for some time” given the “disturbing content often promoted or found on the platform, including far-right conspiracy theories and racism.”
The presidential campaign and Trump's reelection are a sign of our longstanding belief that X is a toxic media platform whose owner, Elon Musk, has been able to use its influence to shape political discourse. It just reinforced what I've been thinking about.”
X users will still be able to share links to Guardian content, and Guardian reporters will “occasionally” embed content from the platform within their news articles.
But the paper said X “now plays a reduced role in promoting our work.”
At the end of the post, the Guardian asked readers to donate to the publication, whose business model relies on voluntary financial support from the public.
The Post has reached out to Mr. X for comment.
Following Mr Trump's defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris in last Tuesday's election, the Guardian's editor-in-chief, Katherine Viner, told staff at the paper's UK and Australian offices that their US-based colleagues He urged people to contact them and “offer support.”
“I know this outcome is very upsetting to many of my colleagues,” Binner wrote in an email obtained by the Post.
“If you want to talk about it, your manager or any member of your leadership team is available, as is your human resources team.”
Viner, who has been in charge of the 203-year-old publication in London since 2015, also called Trump's attempts to raise money for a political comeback “an extraordinary and catastrophic event in American history.” moment,” she called it.
she wrote an essay Wednesday asked readers to donate to “endure four more years of[President Trump].”
Musk, who bought what was then known as Twitter in late 2022 and rebranded it as “X,” has been an enthusiastic supporter of Trump during the campaign.
President Trump rewarded Musk on Tuesday, naming him co-chair of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency. The ministry is a non-governmental agency that serves as an advisory board to the incoming administration.
Mr. Musk has promised to use his business acumen and connections in the tech industry to cut through government red tape and cut spending.
Trump's victory and Musk's role in promoting his candidacy prompted internet users to turn to rival apps like Bluesky and Threads.
