Elon Musk’s X strips headlines from news links

Elon Musk’s social networking platform X has removed headlines from news stories posted by users.

X strips headlines from news links: The businessman has long decried “legacy media” and asserted that X, formerly Twitter, is a more reliable information source.

He asserted that the most recent change, made for “aesthetic” purposes, involved displaying news and other links solely as photographs without any accompanying text.

Musk purchased Twitter last year for $44 billion, renamed it X, fired thousands of employees, and attracted criticism for allowing outlawed conspiracy theorists and extremists to resurface on the site, driving away advertisers.

Additionally, he has blocked and unblocked a number of journalists from well-known media organisations like CNN and the Washington Post, and he also appears to be delaying posts from accounts like the New York Times.

In a statement on Tuesday, Musk stated, “I almost ever read legacy news anymore.

Why should one read a thousand words about something that was already posted on X a few days ago?

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Due to the spike in hate speech and Musk’s actions, some media organisations have completely stopped publishing to X.

Early in August, AFP and other French media outlets filed a lawsuit against X, alleging violations of copyright.

In August, when the idea of changing links was first suggested, Musk personally stated on Twitter, “This is coming directly from me, and it will significantly enhance the aesthetics.”

It appears that the changes were gradually implemente this week.

Users now only see a photo with a small watermark instead of a headline and a picture.

The modifications drew a lot of criticism, as journalist Tom Warren of The Verge website noted in a piece on X: “It’s the most stupid change on this platform in a long queue,” someone said.

Some users have already noted that distinguishing between news and other types of information has become challenging, which is likely to raise concerns about the site’s credibility.

The European Commission claimed in September that X had a higher percentage of false and misleading content than any other social platform.

It’s not just X that has seen the connection between media and tech businesses deteriorate.

Both Google and Meta have resisted rules requiring them to compensate media firms for the right to display news.

Axios news site reported on Tuesday that media website referrals from X and Meta’s Facebook had dropped during the previous three years, demonstrating how the adjustments are actually having an impact.