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This is my final post on this platform (aside from my social media team's pro forma posts noted below) until it is no longer owned by Elon Musk.
Please find me on other social media platforms including #BlueSky (https://t.co/BIaYw5CGII)
#Xodus
@Peckhampulse@GeorgeMonbiot Staying is what they want. They want us fighting on this uneven battlefield where a boost in replies is given to right wingers willing to pay Elon.
They get off on the fights with us. Donβt give it to them.
@Byzantinerome@GeorgeMonbiot Thereβs no point, the reply boost given to people willing to pay Elon (ie rabid right wingers) ensures that all anyone sees is neo-nazi / tech bro libertarian crap.
The only solution is to leave.
@DannyCobbett@GeorgeMonbiot It is not fair and open. Elon and right wing accounts are boosted due to the reply boost given to people willing to pay Elon.
This platform boosts right wing voices and suppresses dissent.
By posting here you are adding to the network effects that give it power, especially if youβre a journalist, politician, or institution.
Today would be a great day to leave.
@WootownWoman@RoryStewartUK Yeah, there's no easy solution here.. The Network effects make it really difficult.
I'm hoping the EU bans it, even for a short while, because that will cause tons of people to go to alternatives simultaneously, which is what you need to break the network effects..
@WootownWoman@RoryStewartUK Yeah, I'm not going to delete my account for that reason. But I'm going to try not to post anything new with the exception of attempting to move people to other platforms.
You fucking gullible saps believed that a billionaire New York real estate mogul, the richest man in the world, and a collection of other tech and oil billionaires had your best interests at heart. Bless your hearts.
All you MAGA saps got played.
"$2T spending cuts!" -- Oh actually, no.
"No new wars" -- Threatening f*cking Denmark
"Lower grocery prices!" -- Oh, that's quite hard to do actually.
Pretty sure they'll find time to cut taxes for the rich though.
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@UKLabour@Keir_Starmer Why are you still on this platform?? It's owned and run by a man-child dedicated to right wing conspiracies and interfering in UK politics. Just have all official UK accounts leave. There are other alternatives. Your presence here helps Musk and has no benefit.
Nobody is going to get the progressive opinions anyway because of the reply boost given to people willing to pay Elon (which is not the left).
Staying here only hurts our cause because it gives credence to the idea that this is a balanced platform when it very much is not.
Nobody cares if truth social is a disgusting haven of nazis, so lets turn this into that, by leaving.
@politico@nancyscola Nobody thought we needed to engage on truth social. The only reason this place has political influence is because weβre giving it credibility that it no longer deserves.
.@nancyscola How did you write this whole article and not mention the reply boost given to people willing to pay Musk?
This massively overweights the opinions of MAGA.
This is a losing battle and by staying here Dems and journos are contributing to the network effects that give Musk power.
@RogerSchaeffer5 The βheatβ is engagement that right wing trolls thrive on. Being here perpetuates network effects that grant greater power to Musk. Itβs directly counter to our interests.
The European Federation of journalists represents ~300,000 journalists and considers it unethical to continue posting here.
Please everyone join them and leave your accounts dormant (with an indication of where youβve gone π¦) on Jan 20th:
X-odus: As of 20 January 2025, we have decided to stop publishing content on Elon Musk's platform X. We can no longer ethically participate in a social network that its owner has transformed into a machine of disinformation and propaganda. πhttps://t.co/NTwnC63vhs