The absurdity of the Guardian never fails to amuse. Now the lefty newspaper has decided it is too good for one of the world’s most used social media platforms and today announced it will no longer use Twitter – by posting on, er, Twitter. You couldn’t make it up…
Sharing a link to an article explaining ‘why the Guardian is no longer posting on X’ on the site itself, the Grauniad editorial states rather pompously that:
We think that the benefits of being on X are now outweighed by the negatives and that resources could be better used promoting our journalism elsewhere. This is something we have been considering for a while given the often disturbing content promoted or found on the platform, including the far-right conspiracy theories and racism. The US presidential election campaign served only to underline what have considered for a long time: that X is a toxic media platform and that its owner, Elon Musk, has been able to use its influence to shape political discourse.
Golly. Don’t hold back! The article signs off with a rather unsubtle dig at those less noble competitors choosing to remain on the platform, with the editorial concluding: ‘Thankfully, we can do this because our business model does not rely on viral content tailored to the whims of the social media giants’ algorithms.’ Pew pew!
It’s tough talk – but will the lefty lot really manage to stay away? Watch this space…
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