The UK's Guardian newspaper has announced it will no longer post from its official accounts on X, citing concerns over how owner Elon Musk is using it to shape political discourse as well as the proliferation of "disturbing content" on social media platform since he took control.

Britain's The Guardian newspaper announced Wednesday it would no longer post content from its official accounts on Elon Musk's X, branding it a "toxic media platform" home to "often disturbing content".

British news publisher the Guardian said on Wednesday it will no longer post to X, citing "disturbing content" on the social media platform, including racism and conspiracy theories.

The Guardian said its decision comes after a careful evaluation of the platform's "growing negativity", including the promotion of disturbing content and far-right conspiracy theories.

The British news outlet quits X citing ‘disturbing content’ on the platform, including racism and conspiracy theories.

The London-based left-leaning newspaper recently offered staffers free mental health counseling to cope with President-elect Donald Trump's victory.

In a statement released on Wednesday, The Guardian said they had reached the conclusion after having considered "for a while" and decided the benefits of posting on the platform are now outweighed by

The publication in a statement told its readers that it no longer sees value in maintaining its presence on X, explaining that “often disturbing content” has become more common on the platform. "We wanted to let readers know that we will no longer post on any official Guardian editorial accounts on the social media site X,

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