Government urged to stop paying for Twitter ads

Government departments and agencies have been considering their advertising spend on X (Twitter) in the wake of concerns about inaccurate and inciting messages about the Dublin riots. Picture: PA 

The Government has been urged to stop advertising with Twitter, now known as X after the social media company allegedly refused to remove “vile” postings in the wake of last month’s Dublin riots.

Several state bodies, including the Departments of Enterprise, Children, and Social Protection and agencies including Teagasc continued to pay to advertise on X in the aftermath of the unrest seen in Dublin on November 23. Twitter was criticised over misinformation posted to the site earlier that day.