Electronic Frontier FoundationAfter almost twenty years on the platform, EFF is logging off of X.
This isnβt a decision we made lightly, but it might be overdue. 𧡠(1/5)
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/eff-leaving-x
Twitter was never a utopia. We've criticized the platform for about as long as it's been around. Still, Twitter did deserve recognition from time to time for vociferously fighting for its users' rights. That changed. (2/5)
EFF exists to protect people's digital rights. Not just the people who already value our work, have opted out of surveillance, or have already migrated to the fediverse. The people who need us most are often the ones most embedded in the walled gardens of the mainstream platforms. (3/5)
Our continued presence on other platforms like Facebook and TikTok is not an endorsement. We stay because the people there deserve access to info, too. We stay because the fewer steps between you and the resources you need to protect yourself, the better. (4/5)
When you go online, your rights should go with you. X is no longer where the fight is happening. Our work protecting digital rights is needed more than ever before, and weβre here to help you take back control. https://eff.org/donate (5/5)
Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) π€@eff
Your message is ambiguous. You say that the fight for users' digital rights is no longer happening on #TwitterX, but you don't elaborate. Why isn't the fight there? Is TwitterX finally a safe place or is it too far gone to be saved? I suspect the latter, but I hope you'd be more specific in your post.
Your message is ambiguous. You say that the fight for users' digital rights is no longer happening on #TwitterX, but you don't elaborate. Why isn't the fight there? Is TwitterX finally a safe place or is it too far gone to be saved? I suspect the latter, but I hope you'd be more specific in your post.
wsha@sloanlance @eff There is more info in the link. Basically, the X algorithm makes it hard to get visibility so it is no longer worth the effort.
MeaningfulBits@sloanlance @eff the algorithm is too heavily manipulated for the interest of one individual.
inmate of dog panopticon@sloanlance @eff it's more spelled out in the article at the top of the thread
basically since musk took over twitter, their tweets are averaging only 3% of the views that they got in 2018
βππππ€π₯π@world: /# β―@sloanlance @eff Twitter/Twitters algorithm is basically censoring their posts, so they might as well be gone altogether.