A Londoner is calling on the city to stop using the website X, formerly Twitter, to send out official communication because of the site’s associations with hate speech and bigotry.
“The X platform has become increasingly associated with hate speech, intolerance, and bigotry, and has failed to adequately address harmful content that targets marginalized groups based on race, gender, sexuality, religion, and other protected characteristics,” Sameer Vasta wrote in a letter to politicians.
“By maintaining a presence on a platform where discriminatory behaviour is prevalent and under-regulated, the city risk legitimising or indirectly supporting the harmful narratives that thrive there.”
The City of London uses the account to send out information about community grants, events, registration deadlines and traffic detours, among other things. The site is also used by London Hydro to post information about outages.
The London Fire Department posts updates on fire calls, and the London Police Service …