The Guardian will finally stop posting on X, and using the word “finally” in this context is wholly appropriate.

In an announcement to readers, the news organisation said it considered the benefits of being on the platform formerly called Twitter were now outweighed by the negatives, citing the “often disturbing content” found on it.

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The Guardian said content on the platform about which it had longstanding concerns included far-right conspiracy theories and racism. It added that the site’s coverage of the US presidential election had crystallised its decision.

Better late than never, they say. But it’s too late. If there were “longstanding concerns,” why didn’t they act sooner? By staying on X, along with many other major papers and despite the fact that the cited issues existed for years, they kept posting to and therefore legitimising X as a valid information source.