“Complex because the network reduces the reach of factual and objective messages. Impossible because the network fuels hate speech and disinformation, whose lack of moderation has become problematic,” it said.
“It’s a difficult but essential decision to restore a society based on peaceful spaces of expression,” the statement continued, promoting its Bluesky account.
“More than ever, Paris is attached to facts and the veracity of information.”
The account for Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo already left the platform at the end of 2023, calling the site a “weapon of mass destruction of our democracies.”
Musk bought X, formerly Twitter, in 2022.
“This platform and its owner deliberately act to exacerbate tensions and conflicts … Let’s not be mistaken. This is a very clear political project that wants to abandon democracy and its values for powerful private interests,” Hidalgo wrote in her last post.
