The Guardian will no longer post on Twitter

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Uk newspaper The Guardian has announced it will no longer post on Twitter/X due to the website's toxicity since Elon Musk took over. They said the negatives outweigh the positives and cite "disturbing content" and the way the site handled the election as its final decision.

“This is something we have been considering for a while

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[emptyobsidian]

I need to leave. It's hard because I carved out one very small, very close niche community on there and I doubt it will transfer elsewhere. But, I also cannot keep on using it.

[skyler_white_yo]

Would you be able to cross post for a bit and let people know you’re on a new site and phase out using Twitter?

[emptyobsidian]

Yeah this is what I need to do-I have started the process now. It's wild how much social media can become a habit. So, my first move was just removing twitter from being easily accessible by hiding the app and I am already visiting it WAY less frequently because I do not aimlessly click it. I started up my bluesky and am begging people to move with me lol.
The new terms and service is pretty wild too basically admitting they are mining your data and using it for AI. I just can't stay on there anymore, even if I lose my small little niche community.

[lone_concertina]

I'm the same. I'm also not willing to relocate to threads or bluesky, so as long as my lil community remains I'll still check in but I noticed today that my feed is already dying. I love it. Free me from these chains!!!

[maiden0froses]

Same here :/

[jeeshee]

I used twitter a lot to connect with the book community but since I logged our 2 years ago I feel totally adrift. I don't really want to add more social media into my life but I also have no idea what's going on and I miss that part of my life.