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X Cinema Exodus Continues As France’s César Academy Quits Platform
X Cinema Exodus Continues As France's César Academy Quits Platform
France ’s Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques, which oversees the prestigious César awards, has announced it is quitting X (formerly twitter), saying the social network is no longer in step with its mission and values. “This decision proposed by the executive board and unanimously validated by the House of Representatives of the Association, is in keeping with the fundamental principles of the Academy in terms of ethics and integrity,” the body said in a statement. This move follows in the wake of a number of European cinema bodies and figures quitting X in recent months – including the Berlinale and Venice head Alberto Barbera – amid concerns about a surge in disinformation and abusive content on the platform, since Musk took ownership in 2022.
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