Jacob Wulff Wold
Isolating X from mainstream content is more likely to enhance than dampen conspiracy theories and polarisation.
Elon Musk and social media platform X are accused of being an epicentre of misinformation, with competitor Bluesky gaining millions of users after the US election.
The Guardian left X, calling it a “toxic” media platform with disturbing content “including far-right conspiracy theories and racism.”
Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia followed suit, saying X has become an “echo chamber” for disinformation and conspiracy theories.
The reasoning is curious. Indeed, X does not become any less of an “echo chamber” if opposing viewpoints vanish, nor X does not become any less “toxic” if moderate content is removed.
Targeting X’s finances could prove difficult, as the world’s richest man previously said “we’re going to support free speech rather than agree to be censored for money.”
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