Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said she is abandoning Elon Musk's social media platform X, which she described as a "global sewer" and a tool for disrupting democracy.
"I have taken the decision to leave X," Hidalgo said in an article in French newspaper Le Monde. "In recent years, X has become a weapon of mass destruction of our democracies," she wrote.
The 64-year-old socialist, who ran unsuccessfully for the presidency in 2022, joined Twitter, as it was then known, in 2009 and was a frequent user of the platform.
She accused X of promoting "misinformation", "anti-Semitism and racism".
"The list of abuses is endless," she added. "This medium has become a huge global sewer."
Since Musk took over Twitter in 2022, a number of high-profile figures have said they are leaving the popular social platform, but there has not been a mass exodus.
Several politicians, including EU head of industry Thierry Breton, have announced they are opening accounts on rival networks in addition to maintaining their presence on X.
The Paris City Hall account will remain on X. /BGNES
