[Global Times Comprehensive Report] According to the "Hollywood Reporter" on the 4th, the organizer of the Berlin International Film Festival announced on the same day that it will withdraw from the social platform X at the end of this year and shift the focus of promotional inte

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] According to the "Hollywood Reporter" on the 4th, the organizer of the Berlin International Film Festival announced on the same day that it will withdraw from the social platform x at the end of this year and shift the focus of promotional interactions to other social media platforms.

social platform "The Berlin Film Festival's post did not explain why they left x. After the Hollywood Reporter contacted the Berlin Film Festival organizers, they received a brief reply: "After monitoring and evaluating the x platform. Finally, we concluded that we should focus on other social media channels.” The media analysis said that x CEO Musk’s political leanings may be the main factor that caused the Berlin Film Festival to cancel its account. Since Musk acquired x (formerly Twitter) at the end of 2022, the platform has become more and more open to right-wing and far-right voices. He himself has not shied away from intervening in German political issues, often retweeting and commenting on far-right parties and their anti-immigration policy posts, a stance that is at odds with European cultural institutions like the Berlinale.

Not only the Berlin Film Festival, but also the director of the Venice Film Festival, one of the three major European film festivals, also announced its withdrawal. Alberto Barbera, Venice’s long-time artistic director, publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with X’s political shift under Musk earlier this year. “I have completely lost my will to stay on the platform and I no longer identify with its goals and purpose".(Dong Ming)