Paris mayor says she's quitting Elon Musk's 'global sewer' platform X as city gears up for Olympics
- Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo is leaving Twitter, accusing the platform, now called X, of spreading disinformation and becoming a "gigantic global sewer" toxic for democracy and constructive debate.
- Hidalgo's decision to quit X was not in response to recent criticism but a thought-out move.
- After being criticized for a trip to Tahiti and clashing with government ministers over Paris' readiness for the 2024 Olympics, Hidalgo announced her departure from X and will close her account, while Paris City Hall will maintain its own presence on the platform.
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'Gigantic global sewer': Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo quits X, says 'I refuse to endorse this evil scheme'
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo on Monday announced that she was quitting Elon Musk's social media platform X, (formerly known as Twitter). Describing X as a "gigantic global sewer" and a tool to disrupt democracy, she said she has made the decision to leave the popular social media platform. 'A weapon of mass description' In an op-ed in the French newspaper Le Monde Hidalgo wrote, "I've made the decision to leave X". She chalked the decision up to the…
Paris mayor quits X, calling social media platform a 'vast global sewer'
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Monday she was quitting Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, which she described as a "global sewer" and a tool to disrupt democracy."I've made the decision to leave X," Hidalgo said in an op-ed in French newspaper Le Monde. "X has in recent years become a weapon of mass destruction of our democracies", she wrote.The 64-year-old Socialist, who unsuccessfully stood for the presidency in …
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