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The Guardian stops posting on Elon Musk's 'toxic' X

It has accused X of promoting "disturbing content", and says Mr Musk is using it to "shape political discourse."

In a message to readers, it said the US presidential election "underlined" its concerns that its owner, Elon Musk, had been able to use X to "shape political discourse." Mr Musk strongly backed Donald Trump and has now been given a role cutting government spending in his incoming administration. Meta's Threads has continued to expand, and Bluesky, set up by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, briefly topped the download charts in the UK and US Apple App Stores on Wednesday, as users look to alternatives.

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