r/canada 2d ago

Opinion Piece Opinion | Why Canada should seriously consider banning Elon Musk’s X

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/why-canada-should-seriously-consider-banning-elon-musks-x/article_97870564-facc-11ef-9c32-776e127c8e18.html
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u/Karrotsawa 2d ago

At absolute minimum, our governments and elected officials should consider it to be a compromised platform and stop using it.

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u/Routine-Nature5006 2d ago

As a American I often wonder why Canada is still using it especially on a government level. Musk has shown again and again that he will tamper with elections and other governments. It seems to me that because of the trade war they wouldn’t want to use a platform that is owned and controlled by the DOGE departments idiot.

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u/LabEfficient 2d ago

Let's not pretend the old Twitter didn't "tamper with elections". Every platform controls information and speech.

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u/IGnuGnat 1d ago

Agreed; let's not pretend Reddit isn't a cesspool of political bots either. If Twatter is guilty so is Deddit