Composers like Nicola Piovani, singers like Francesco Guccini and Piero Pelù, as well as the Social Democratic MEP Sandro Ruotolo have recently turned their backs on X.
“Musk is a threat to freedom”
“Elon Musk is a threat to democracy and freedom. Given Musk’s extremely dangerous, neo-imperialist statements, I have decided to close my profile on X,” announced Pelù, frontman of the Italian rock band Litfiba. “Many tell me that I am crazy for making this decision, but I believe that it is fundamental today to show clear signs of civil resistance,” said the singer.
“It’s time to go,” commented the well-known Roman film music composer Nicola Piovani. EU parliamentarian Ruotolo sees the situation in a similar way. “I have decided to leave prevents me from continuing to be present on X,” emphasized Ruotolo.
Musk: “These judges have to go”
Even the doyen of Italian songwriters, Francesco Guccini, no longer wants to know anything about X (formerly Twitter). “Musk has ideas that are light years away from mine. I have no interest in communicating on a platform that helps manipulate political ideas. I don’t think anyone will miss me on X,” said Guccini.
Musk, who will be responsible for efficient governance under the future US administration under President Donald Trump, got involved on Tuesday in a dispute between the Italian judiciary and the right-wing government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who is good friends with the richest man in the world is. “These judges have to go,” Musk wrote on
“Toxic media platform”
The reaction came promptly from Italian head of state Sergio Mattarella. “Italy is a great, democratic country and can take care of itself,” Mattarella wrote on Wednesday. Anyone who – like Musk – should take on an “important government function” in a friendly and allied state “must respect its sovereignty and cannot make it their business to give it instructions.”
The British newspaper “The Guardian” will also no longer post on the online platform in the future due to the role of X owner Elon Musk. “The US presidential election campaign has only underscored what we have long thought: that X is a toxic media platform and that its owner, Elon Musk, was able to use its influence to influence political discourse,” said the editorial team.
The portal also promotes “often disturbing content” such as right-wing extremist conspiracy theories and racism, it said. Previously blocked user accounts of well-known right-wing extremists, misogynists and conspiracy theorists were released again under Musk. The newspaper also referred to EU criticism of the content standards on X since it was taken over by the tech billionaire.
**Interviewer:** 今天我们有幸邀请到知名音乐家、社会活动家和文化评论员皮耶罗·佩鲁（Piero Pelù），他最近宣布关闭了他的社交媒体账号，原因是在对待公共事务的态度上，与埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）的价值观存在严重分歧。佩鲁，非常感谢你今天能够接受我们的采访。
**佩鲁:** 谢谢你的邀请。我很高兴能在这里分享我的观点。
**采访者:** 最近你在声明中提到称埃隆·马斯克是“民主和自由的威胁”。能否详细谈谈你对于这一观点的看法？
**佩鲁:** 当然可以。马斯克通过他在社交媒体上的行为和言论，展示了一种极端的新帝国主义思维，这不仅影响了公众舆论，还在一定程度上操控了政治 discourse。我认为这样的情况是非常危险的，因此作出关闭账号的决定是我对民主体制的一种 civil resistance。
**采访者:** 你提到要“展示清晰的 civil resistance”。在你看来，对于其他公众人物或艺术家，他们是否也应该像你一样做出类似的举措？
**佩鲁:** 我希望更多的人能够意识到这个问题。民主的运作依赖于健康的公共讨论和言论自由。如果看到某个人或平台侵蚀这种基础，通过关闭自己的账户来表达反对声音，这是一种值得认可的态度。
**采访者:** 之前也有其他知名人士，如尼科拉·皮奥瓦尼（Nicola Piovani）和弗朗西斯科·古金尼（Francesco Guccini），也选择离开了社交媒体平台X。你对此有什么看法？
**佩鲁:** 这是一个明确的信号。真相是，很多艺术家和公众人物对马斯克的管理方式感到失望，因为这直接影响了言论表达的自由和安全。我们不能忽视这一问题。
**采访者:** 对于意大利总统塞尔吉奥·马塔雷拉（Sergio Mattarella）对马斯克言论的回应，比如他说“意大利是一个历史悠久的民主国家”，你怎么看？
**佩鲁:** 我认为，马塔雷拉的回应是合适的。他强调了意大利的主权和独立性。作为一个外部势力的代表，马斯克不应插手我们国家的事务。我希望其他国家也能保持这种尊重。
**采访者:** 在你看来，未来社交媒体将如何影响民主和公共舆论？
**佩鲁:** 社交媒体是双刃剑。如果我们不认真对待内容的管理和平台的责任，它可能导致信息的操控和误导。因此，确保这些平台能够促进透明和公正的讨论是至关重要的。
**采访者:** 非常感谢你的坦诚与见解，佩鲁先生。希望未来我们能够看到更多的积极变化。
**佩鲁:** 谢谢你，希望如此。
