European Federation of Journalists will no longer post on X starting January

By Hazel Jane Cruz, Author
EFJ on X
SOURCE: Yunus Erdogdu
Approximately 295,000 journalists from 44 countries are expected to halt their activities on X, following European Federation of Journalists' motion.

Events regarding the recently concluded US elections continue to unfold, with the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) announcing that they are starting an initiative following Donald Trump's win for the presidency.

Last November 26, the European Federation of Journalists, considered the largest organization of journalists in Europe with over 295,000 journalists from 44 countries, released a statement that they are no longer posting on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) starting January 20, 2025.

This is due to its owner's, Elon Musk, active support and connection with the newly-elected US President, Donald Trump, recognizing the “threat to democracy and freedom of expression posed by the collusion” between the president of the most powerful country in the world and the richest man in the world.

“We cannot continue to participate in feeding the social network of a man who proclaims the death of the media and therefore of journalists,” said EFJ President Maja Sever. “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.”

Meanwhile, EFJ General Secretary Ricardo Gutiérrez noted that X contradicts with the organization's values since Elon Musk took charge of the platform.

He wrote, “The editorial evolution of X, since its acquisition by Elon Musk, is simply in contradiction with our humanist values, our commitment to press freedom and media pluralism, and our fight against all forms of hatred and discrimination.”

The General Secretary ended his statement, “The decision to suspend our @EFJEUROPE account seemed obvious to us and we invite our affiliates and all organizations that defend freedom of expression to migrate to other platforms.”

Aside from EFJ, European media outlets and organizations like The Guardian, Dagens Nyheter, La Vanguardia, Ouest-France, Sud-Ouest, German Journalists' Association (DJV), and more announced that they are no longer engaging with the social media platform because of the rampant amount of “disinformation” and “propaganda.”

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