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Labour MPs begin quitting X over ‘hate and disinformation’

Labour MPs begin quitting X over ‘hate and disinformation’



Exclusive: MPs leaving platform or scaling back use over its ‘deterioration’ under Elon Musk’s ownershipLabour MPs have begun quitting X in alarm over the platform, with one saying Elon Musk had turned it into “a megaphone for foreign adversaries and far-right fringe groups”.Over the weekend, newly elected MPs took to WhatsApp groups to raise growing concerns about the role X played in the spread of misinformation amid the far-right-led riots in parts of England and Northern Ireland. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/12/labour-mps-begin-quitting-x-over-hate-and-disinformation

Author : Eleni Courea Political correspondent

Publish date : 2024-08-12 19:00:50

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