Choice quote: > The Guardian has more than 80 accounts on X with approximately 27 million followers. > The Guardian said content on the platform about which i

Choice quote: > The Guardian has more than 80 accounts on X with approximately 27 million followers. > The Guardian said content on the platform about which it had longstanding concerns included far-right conspiracy theories and racism. It added that the site’s coverage of the US presidential election had crystallised its decision. > “This is something we have been considering for a while given the often disturbing content promoted or found on the platform, including far-right conspiracy theories and racism,” it said. > “The US presidential election campaign served only to underline what we 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.”