Anne Hidalgo, PS mayor of Paris. SARAH MEYSSONNIER / REUTERS
Recently renamed X, the social network is accused by the mayor of Paris of having become “the weapon of mass destruction of our democracies”.
“Why am I leaving Twitter?“. In a press release published on the social network, recently renamed X, and in a platform in the World, Anne Hidalgo detailed her decision at length this Monday, November 27. “Far from being the revolutionary tool which, initially, allowed access to information for the greatest number of people, Twitter has in recent years become the weapon of mass destruction of our democracies.“, she regretted.
By means of an abundant enumeration which summarizes his grievances, the socialist councilor deplored the “manipulation, disinformation, amplification of hate impulses, organized harassment, anti-Semitism and proven racism, mobs attacking scientists, climatologists, women, environmentalists, progressives» who thrive on the platform. Before summarizing: “The list of abuses is endless.»
Herself taken to task on social networks during the “Tahiti Gate” affair but also after her comments on the unpreparedness of transport for the 2024 Olympics, the Parisian elected official pointed out “controversies, rumors and crude manipulations (which) dictate public debate, propelled by the Twitter algorithm, where only the number of “Likes” counts. What do the facts matter?»
“This media has become a vast global sewer and should we continue to rush into it?», asked Anne Hidalgo before expressing her refusal to “support this disastrous design“. If she admits to having been “one of the first French female politicians to join this network” in March 2009, the mayor of Paris left X. While announcing that she would remain active on Instagram and Facebook.
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