Director general says BBC needs to reach young audiences online amid pressure to leave Elon Musk-owned site
The BBC’s director general, Tim Davie, has said he will not be taking the broadcaster off Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, saying that its presence is needed to resist a flood of global misinformation.
Davie said he had come under pressure to withdraw from the platform, given numerous complaints that it has shifted significantly to the right under Musk’s ownership.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jan/08/tom-davie-says-bbc-will-stay-on-x-to-try-to-stem-flood-of-global-misinformation
Author : Michael Savage Media editor
Publish date : 2026-01-08 15:40:00
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