EDITORIAL
We need to talk about X – and the damage it is doing
The former Twitter platform is allowing users to post violent speech and lies so it’s time governments got to grips with social media
Elon Musk’s X is a vastly different proposition from the company, then called Twitter, that he took over a year ago with the promise of building a platform where free speech could thrive.
One of the main differences is that it no longer appears to have a functioning business model with scores of advertisers deserting it due to the policies enacted by one of the world’s most successful businessmen.
As our investigation reveals today, X’s ...
