sarah hiltnerJan 20
Randahl Fink

This is absolutely awesome! The @leavex campaign now has their website up an running, so we can see exactly which members of the EU parliament still support Musk's disinformation platform X, and avoid voting for them.

I hope @leavex expands to add every national parliament — the disinformation has to end.

Se their excellent overview here:
https://leavex.eu/politicians/

Please boost this to support the campaign.

Jan 20 at 5:09pmIvory for Mac
Show threadLeave X - Protect DemocracyJan 20

Thanks to @reithose, we already have the data for MPs in the Netherlands.

https://leavex.eu/politicians-nl/

You can also copy the emails from your selected politicians and send them a message.

Still work in progress! It took a lot of (spare) time to make as it is. Contributions welcome. Here is how

https://mastodon.social/@leavex/115928245240913277

#LeaveX #Netherlands #OpenSource

Show threadKonstantin MacherJan 20
@randahl
Great initiative. Still needs to update some information, though. I happened to check on the Twitter / X account of @marketkag.bsky.social today, because she gave a speech in the EP calling on policymakers to boycott the platform, and indeed her account there recently declared an X-it. The campaign site still lists her as active.
But with some crowd sourced attention we can keep it up to date I'm sure.
@leavex
Show threadLeave X - Protect DemocracyJan 20

@pneutig @randahl @marketkag.bsky.social

The data we have was scraped from the official EU website a few days ago. Her profile was there.

We are updating the list of those quitting, though. Thanks for the info. :)

https://mastodon.social/@leavex/115916771097490239

Show threadFrank Hightower 🐁Jan 20
@randahl @leavex What about people who just let their account go inactive oh nevermind
Show threadLeave X - Protect DemocracyJan 20

@FrankHghTwr @randahl we need to improve the wording.

At the moment, 'Inactive on X' are those who declared to quit X by posting about it.

Show threadmiket330Jan 20
@randahl Can't he charged with election tampering he tries to buy elections
Show threadKaren Keiller 🥌 📚Jan 20

@randahl @chris

What about leavex.ca?

I’d love if this also included members of Universities Canada.

I think the domain is available.

Show threadTruls (Klarname)Jan 20
@randahl @leavex It's really depressing that most of the German politicians not on X are Fascists
Show threadmfuhrmannJan 20

@randahl @leavex

Dann mal knapp 500 mails senden, he? Habe ich auch noch nie gemacht 😂

Show threadIdaho buckeyeJan 20
@randahl @leavex no government official should be on X unless they are a Musk supported criminal
Show threadEveryday.Human DerekJan 20
@randahl @leavex
Maybe below the leave x there should be a come to mastodon button?
Show threadwilliam.maggosJan 20

@randahl @leavex

I support it but misinfo and hate are an inherent part of the internet. Of the ability for anyone to have a website.

The problem with corporate platforms (and mass media) is their ability to control attention. To decide lots of people should see the misinfo. Ultimately it means money can be turned into influence via ads, algos and owners deciding what gets aired.

Decentralized social media lets us decide together what gets attention. Trust the people. #DemocracyOfReach

Show threadRoomeyJan 20

@randahl
I'm glad politicians are leaving X, but I wish Mastodon was safer for minorities.

Unfortunately it will remain very "monochrome" until the abuse side is looked at more.

Show threadRandahl FinkJan 20
@roomey genuinely, where is safer for minorities than Mastodon? 🤔
Show threadRoomeyJan 21

@randahl there are a number of places, the best way to find out is actually see where minorities are currently using for social media.

There was a push to move the BLM twitter movement to mastodon when Elon bought it out, but it didn't take. There was a lot of racist abuse sent, and at the time (and my understanding is it is still the case) the anti abuse features weren't up to the standard needed.

A lot of folk just left at that stage, to places like bluesky for example.

Show threadDr. Jürgen KnödlsederJan 20
@randahl @leavex @magichopi Interesting that Hungary has the lowest fraction of MEPs on X 🤔
Show threadRandahl FinkJan 20

@jknodlseder Orbán probably prefers VK.
(Russian social media platform)

@leavex @magichopi

Show threadVincent BerndsenJan 20

@randahl @leavex

Are you prepared for many X'ers to come to here? That includes those that challenge narratives that are popular on this platform. I've been looking around a bit, it is a bit of a left wing echo chamber here.

Show threadKillian Mangan🇮🇪Jan 20

@randahl @leavex is it not way better to keep your account on X open, with pinned tweets linking to Mastodon and BlueSky etc?

That way, your account can help to direct people off X and serve as an advert/signpost towards better social media.

Show threadHans van ZijstJan 20
@Killian Mangan🇮🇪 An unused account won't do much, especially if the algorithm pushes it to the background.
Show threadRenéJan 21
@randahl @leavex I wonder which #mp’s also have a blue marker and pays #musk every month…! #x #grok
Show threadOktawian ChojnackiJan 21
@randahl Funny thing is Polish members who stayed on X are mostly the „patriotic” ones who often act slavishly towards the US and/or are pro-russian.
Show threadRandahl FinkJan 21
@oktawian it is so… weird. The Polish press should definitely ask questions about that.
Show threadOktawian ChojnackiJan 21
@randahl no way, regular folks probably never heard about X
Show threadKlaus Vink SlottJan 21
@randahl
This isn't as bad as I thought, but unfortunately the figures look worse when we only look at my Danish politicians.
@leavex
Show threadDanielJan 21
@randahl @leavex en France, peux mieux faire !
Show threadDaniel BlakeJan 22
@randahl @leavex
@EUCommission
Show threadLstn2urmama 🇨🇦Jan 22

@randahl @leavex X is NOT NEWSWORTHY as Twitter once was .. all I have seen is word puzzles and games and alot of stupidity

and barely able to have any communication with those who I penpaled with for years

.. and there is MANY accounts of scammers and prostitutes ... and deleting several daily now for years .. and many accounts are using Musks name and his grok to hide under ...

Show threadRonSupportsYouMar 28
Understand, @randahl: I follow you, I often agree with you, and I sometimes boost what you write. You are totally wrong to say that people should vote against legislators who use X/Twitter. Twitter is worse than it was but it still has value. Mastodon refuses to let us follow each other's Lists. Because Twitter/X wisely lets us follow Twitter Lists, we can quickly find expert opinions on the latest news. News broke out in Venezuela or Iran? I can quickly find what experts there are saying.
Show threadDavidMar 28

@RonSupportsYou @randahl

But isn't it the politicians who would be able to make change in mastodon development by being here not there and organizing for change?

Show threadRonSupportsYouMar 28
@drdrowland Please restate your question.
I honestly do not understand what you asked.
Show threadDavidMar 28

@RonSupportsYou

Who can best make change in how mastodon works besides the politicians who would leave Twitter and join mastodon? The software engineers aren't doing it fast enough. In the hypothetical world where they all left and joined us they would be demanding improvements and organizing the people who could implement it all

Mastodon can have list following

Show threadRonSupportsYouMar 28
Anyone, @drdrowland, could be on both Twitter/X and Mastodon. Both #socialMedia platforms have their good points and their bad points. I do not think that a politician would affect Mastodon. Beyond that, nations including France and Germany have pro-Putin politicians trying to gain power. That issue should affect people's votes, not whether or not someone uses Twitter.
Show threadDavidMar 28

@RonSupportsYou

My plan doesn't work if Twitter doesn't shut down and mastodon doesn't add features

Show threadRonSupportsYouMar 28
@drdrowland A plan that depends on a successful business shutting down has little or no chance of success. How can mastodon be persuaded to add features?
Show threadDavidMar 28

@RonSupportsYou

I disagree Twitter is a successful company. Twitter is successful like the us regime is successful, by that I mean it's a criminal enterprise that would fail if it's criminal leaders were in prison.

Politicians taking up space and demanding institutions build on mastodon will add the missing features

Show threadDavidMar 28
My horizon for change is far away
Show threadRonSupportsYouMar 28
@drdrowland I think that your reply was an unrealistic hope.
Show threadDavidMar 28

@RonSupportsYou

I hear you and choose to reframe your input to "distant hope"

I'm planning for next year when criminals start getting put on prison and laws start getting made again and Twitter's reign of terror is ended