Guardian Leaves Platform X, The Reason Is That There Are Many Racist Content And Conspiracy Theory

X is accused of rampant "disturbing content" including racism and conspiracy theories (photo: x @elonmusk)

JAKARTA - British media, Guardian announced on Wednesday November 13 that it will stop posting content on social media platform X. They reasoned because of the rise of "disturbing content" including racism and conspiracy theories on the platform. '

This decision makes the Guardian the first major media company in the UK to step down from a platform previously known as Twitter, and which Elon Musk acquired in 2022.

In an editorial published on its website, the Guardian stated that "the benefits gained from being on X have now been outdone by its negative impacts, and resources are better off being used to promote our journalism elsewhere."

The Guardian added that this step had been considered for a long time, given the frequent emergence of disturbing content, such as right-handed conspiracy theories and racism.

In response to this, Musk posted on X and called the Guardian a "unrelevant" medium. Musk, who previously supported Donald Trump's victory in the US election this month, stressed that he defended free speech.

Guardian's decision to leave X adds to the long list of organizations in the UK that decided to stop using the platform.

Previously, several charitable, health and educational institutions in the UK had also expressed similar attitudes. In fact, last month a British police announced that they would no longer post on X, while several other agencies were considering taking similar steps.

Meanwhile, the UK government is still using X but not for paid communications, although it is still advertising on Meta platforms such as Instagram and Facebook.