Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia abandons X, calling it a “platform for conspiracy theories and disinformation” – ThePrint

Madrid (Spain), November 14 (ANI): Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia has announced that it will no longer publish tweets directly on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, and will suspend its accounts.

In a statement on its official website, the Spanish newspaper said on Thursday: “La Vanguardia will stop publishing tweets directly on social network X and will suspend its accounts. This social network has become a platform for conspiracy theories and disinformation, ideas that have a way of expanding their reach in what was once Twitter, which they would not have if there were effective and reasonable moderation.”

“This newspaper notes that ideas that violate human rights, such as hatred of ethnic minorities, misogyny and racism, are part of the viral content spread on advertising inserts. “, the statement added.

In addition to the decision to stop publishing on

Notably, the newspaper said the decision comes as Donald Trump announced he would appoint Elon Musk and former Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to head a new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) aimed at reducing US government spending .

The Spanish newspaper’s decision comes after British news publisher The Guardian said on Wednesday it is quitting the X, citing billionaire owner Elon Musk’s influence during the US presidential election process. The Guardian said in a statement that the publication said it will no longer post from official Guardian accounts on the site. It further said that the recent US elections underlined its view that X is a “toxic” platform and that Musk uses it to influence politics.

Last year, US media organization National Public Radio (NPR) stopped posting on

PBS, an American public TV broadcaster, has also suspended its coverage for the same reason.

Meanwhile, following the 2024 US presidential election, which confirmed Trump’s victory, social media platform

More than 1,15,000 US users deactivated their intelligence platform Similarweb.

This shift follows Musk’s influential role in the US presidential elections. Bluesky’s user base doubled in 90 days to reach 15 million after 1 million new signups in one week (ANI)

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