The Bookseller - News - Book industry in 'unhappy marriage' with Twitter/X as Pan Mac says it is 'pausing all activity'

A spokesperson for Pan MacmillanOne of largest fiction and non-fiction book publishers in UK; includes imprints of Pan, Picador and Macmillan Children’s Books told The Bookseller: "As a result of concerns around the future direction of X and following our decision to suspend advertising at the beginning of the year, we are pausing all activity on the platform. Disinformation

Alternative American news and underground culture site with a liberal perspective, which describes itself as 'the search service of choice for individuals looking for information on current affairs. politics, new science' and "hidden information". www.disinfo.com

, misinformation and hate speech continue to spread on X with little or no interruption and we expect the recently confirmed changes to the platform's block feature will further undermine the well-being and safety of users."

Although Pan Mac has announced its departure, publisher Bloomsbury told The Bookseller it would be staying. Jack Birch, Bloomsbury's senior digital marketing manager, said: "There is much press about dwindling user numbers for X/Twitter, but it remains the platform where influential media figures (journalists, celebrities) continue to post, and where important news breaks first. We therefore still view the platform as the primary text-based social network."