Weston Museum said the “recent Twitterstorm to hit the museum” contributed to its decision to leave the social media platform, now called X
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Museum leaves online platform after trans rights ‘Twitter storm’
As cultural organisations address divisive issues in an increasingly challenging social media landscape, some are choosing to leave certain platforms after experiencing controversy.
A museum in the South West of England that faced objections last month over the wording used to accompany an exhibit portraying issues faced by trans people has said the resulting social media ‘...
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