European Federation Of Journalists To Leave Twitter
Source: Meidas Touch
The European Federation of Journalists has officially announced that it will no longer be posting on Twitter starting on January 20, 2025, the day Donald Trump is sworn into office. The President of the EFJ slammed Elon Musk in a statement following the group's announcement:
“After the US elections, EFJ pointed out the threat to democracy and freedom of expression posed by the cooperation between the president of the most powerful country in the world, Donald J. Trump, and the richest man in the world, Elon Musk, who is also the owner of social network X and has been appointed to lead a “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) when Donald J. Trump takes office as president on January 20, 2025. We cannot continue to participate in the social network feed of a man who proclaims the death of the media and therefore of journalists.”
The EFJ currently represents the largest number of journalists out of any group in Europe, with more than 290,000 journalists making up their ranks from more than 40 countries across the continent.
The decision to leave Twitter on the day Trump is inaugurated highlights the threat a Trump Administration will pose to freedom of press. It is unclear if the journalists associated with the EFJ will join other platforms or if they will remain off social media.
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