Swiss public broadcasters RTS and SRF are drastically reducing their communications via the social network X (formerly Twitter).

French-language RTS said that since X was taken over by billionaire Elon Musk in 2022 it no longer corresponded to the company’s journalistic values.

“Dialogue with our followers is no longer possible [on X], because they are being held hostage by trolls and bots and subjected to hate campaigns and defamation,” RTS spokesman Marco Ferrara told the Swiss News Agency Keystone-ATS on Friday.

The withdrawal is scheduled to take place over the next few months. RTS currently manages around 15 accounts on the platform. “We will maintain a presence with the @RadioTeleSuisse corporate account to keep an eye on things and be able to intervene, for example in the event of our identity being stolen,” he added.

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[–] 49 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I wish everyone would withdraw from Twitter.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago

    There’s always a home for them on the Fediverse!

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago

    Good. Now switch to the Fediverse.

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    [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    danke srf, geili sieche

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  • [+] -13 points 2 years ago

    I'm a simple man, i see X in the title and i downvote

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