Australian journalists abandon X in wake of Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, survey shows

A survey of more than 800 Australian journalists found that 10% deleted or ignored their X accounts professionally last year and a further 26% said they still had an account but rarely used it for work. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Australian journalists are abandoning Twitter, now called X, with professional usage of the social media site now overshadowed by Instagram and LinkedIn.

A survey of more than 800 Australian journalists found that 10% deleted or ignored their accounts professionally last year and a further 26% said they still had an X account but rarely used it for work.