Elon Musk has posted a complaint against “legacy media propaganda” over the weekend, claiming news is best found on Twitter ("X"). .He said legacy media is a “waste of time” and a “sadness generator but X offers immediacy," humour and "world-class subject matter.".Musk's statement comes in the wake of the Canadian government’s move to a “regulatory plan” for podcasters, who will have to register and disclose certain information to the government in order to broadcast if they make more than $10 million annually. .“I don’t read the legacy media propaganda much anymore. It’s a waste of time and a sadness generator,” Must tweeted Friday. .“Just get my news from X – much more immediate, has actual world-class subject matter experts and tons of humour,” he said. “Sooo much better!”.On April 20, Musk removed the legacy blue checkmarks from all unpaid accounts, including individuals and businesses, but also media outlets and government officials and organizations. .He told BBC taking away the verification marks would impact the spread of misinformation. .“I think the media is a driver of misinformation much more than the media would like to admit that they are,” Musk said. .Musk said in March he hopes Twitter ("X") will be the go-to source for information, explaining the publishing process of newspaper articles takes too long to get the information out — and is sometimes less reliable than what can be found on X. .“We want it to be…fundamentally the place you go to learn what’s going on and get the real story,” Musk said at a conference, as per the Wall Street Journal. .“If you contrast [X] to what’s happening in a newspaper: They have to learn the information, propose an article to their editor, get it approved, write the article, get it edited, figure out which day it is going to get published on,” Musk said. “The news is actually — the thing that happened — is being reported on…three, four days, sometimes a week late.”.In December 2022, Musk criticized “corporate journalism” and “legacy media” for defending the state rather than public interest. .“Why is corporate journalism rushing to defend the state instead of the people?” Musk tweeted.
