Shocking Exit: Berlinale Drops Elon Musk’s X Amidst Controversy
The Berlinale has announced the departure of X on December 31, 2024 after 15 years on the social media platform, where it currently has 133.9K followers.
The festival, which will celebrate its 75th anniversary from February 13 to 24, 2025, posted on Monday that it had decided to leave X.
“that Berlinale has decided to say goodbye to X on December 31, 2024. Thank you for following us here so far. Get all the news from Berlinale on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube and our website. See you there! #Berlinale,” he posted.
The Berlinale has decided to say goodbye to X on December 31, 2024. Thank you for following us here over the years. Get all the news from Berlinale on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube and our website. See you there! ❤️ #berlinale pic.twitter.com/ZpsXM2d3DO
— Berlinale (@berlinale) November 4, 2024
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The festival did not reveal the exact reason for its decision to leave the platform, but it comes amid long-standing concerns about a surge in disinformation and malicious content on X since Elon Musk took ownership of the platform, which was still called Twitter, in 2022. .
In recent weeks, the controversial tech mogul has been regularly posting in support of Donald Trump’s bid for re-election as US president.
Berlinale’s decision to leave X is as follows: Venice Film Festival Artistic Director Alberto Last summer, Barbera announced she was quitting X. venice The Biennale continues to be published on the platform.
“After the recent comments from the Twitter owner (or rather, sorry, At the time, it did not elaborate on what specific comments sparked the movement.