European Federation of Journalist Quits Elon Musk's X

The European Federation of Journalist announced on X that they will "stop publishing content on Elon Musk's X" as of January 20, 2025. They argue the social network has become a "machine of disinformation and propaganda."

The inauguration for Donald Trump's second term as President will serve as a marker in the defeat of the managerial class in Washington, D.C., but also of the elite media - including Europe-based outlets. Make no mistake. They are shifting to a strategy of resistance and will create information silos with the intent of protecting their disinformation and propaganda. The same nonsense the American voters rejected on November 5, 2024.

(Zero Hedge) European news organizations really seem to hate free speech. The European Federation of Journalists (which claims to represent over 320,000 members) has followed The Guardian and the German Journalists Association in an announcement that they will stop publishing on Elon Musk's X social media platform staring on January 20, 2025 - The inauguration for Donald Trump's second term as President. The EFJ is the European regional organization for the International Federation of Journalists.

While the EFJ is a group that the vast majority of people have probably never heard of, their announcement tracks a rising tide of disdain among governments and establishment news outlets in the EU and UK over the new freedom of speech standards on X (formerly Twitter). The EFJ president, Maja Sever, argued in a statement on the "X-odus":

“We cannot continue to participate in feeding the social network of a man who proclaims the death of the media and therefore of journalists...The social media site X has become the preferred vector for conspiracy theories, racism, far-right ideas and misogynistic rhetoric. X is a platform that no longer serves the public interest at all, but the particular ideological and financial interests of its owner and his political allies.”