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World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 11 months ago

Paris mayor quits X platform, calling it a 'gigantic global sewer'

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Paris mayor quits X platform, calling it a 'gigantic global sewer'

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World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 11 months ago

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo on Monday announced she was quitting the X platform formerly known as Twitter, calling it a "gigantic global sewer" that was "destroying our democracies" by spreading abuse and misinformation.

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The Paris Mayor? Is this really a major story?

Lots of people have left or silent quit… At this time, its hardly a story anymore honestly
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  Is this really a major story?
  
  No, it’s a Mayor story
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  Shocking few politicians have stopped using it however.

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