Was the left wrong to leave X for BlueSky?
The platform formerly known as Twitter may be horrible, but it‘s still shaping policy
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Twitter (now X) is an online social media and social networking service. Since July 2022 it is officially known as X after ownership changed from the company Twitter, Inc to X Corp. Users of the service can post (known as tweeting), repost (retweeting), quote posts (quote tweeting), like and comment on posts. Find all our latest news, comment and analysis on Twitter/X here.
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Douglas Carswell has sunk to the gutter
The former MP is far from the only Brit to be sent into a rage spiral by watching X.
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The White House’s leaked group-chat disaster
Also this week: Rachel Reeves’ digital tax delusion and X as an arm of US foreign policy in Turkey.
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Elon Musk’s secret weapon
BBC News is the key to the X owner’s fixation with British politics.
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Why is Elon Musk tweeting about Britain’s grooming gangs?
The British right should be wary of importing American populism.
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Causing a stink: reflections on my viral PhD
Not all academics want their work to reach a public audience, but I do.
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Looking back on a year of great drama for the media
There have been high-profile sales, far-right hate and a smattering of BBC scandals.
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Is BlueSky having its breakthrough moment?
The Guardian has announced it will no longer post on X – others will follow.
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The making of a media mogul
For centuries, the news industry has been shaped by wealthy, powerful men. Have they also helped to destroy it?
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How Elon Musk killed Twitter
His vainglorious $44bn takeover backfired on investors, employees, users – and the world’s richest man himself.
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Starmer suffers while Rayner goes raving – and the press can’t decide which is worse
The Sun dispatches a reporter to spy on Angela Rayner in Ibiza. Plus: what would a world without X look…
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I, for one, will mourn Twitter
I’d always assumed I’d be there until the bitter end.
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Elon Musk has more ego than sense
The self-styled bad-boy of tech recently told advertisers to “go f*** themselves”. Should we really be surprised?
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Elon Musk’s death drive
The tech billionaire built a world that he could rule – then allowed it to destroy him.
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Bluesky is a real alternative to Twitter
As far-right agitators Katie Hopkins and Tommy Robinson return to the platform, many users are seeking a new social media…
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The power of policy-posting
The American XL Bully would never have been banned without Twitter.
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Elon Musk owns Donald Trump now
The former president has returned to a platform that is little more than a circus.
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Losing Twitter’s block function would be a disaster
Elon Musk’s number-one goal is to make “X” the home of “free speech”, a concept he wrongly equates to harmful…
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Elon Musk is trying to silence his critics
X is threatening to sue an anti-hate group – the consequences could be catastrophic.
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