We’re leaving X.

@greenpartyni OMG - you do a good thing and so many don’t think you are doing nearly enough. They seem to fail to understand that ONE good thing is a start. There’s no perfect solution and it’s important to reach audience somehow, somewhere. It’s a step in the right direction, and you have to be on media that the bulk of people you need to reach are on. Having high morals in a desert isn’t going to grow the party, but the naysayers don’t seem to understand that.

@greenpartyni If it took you this long to get off X then it's not surprising that you are still on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram and Threads. It's 2026 for God's sake. Are you not paying attention? Time to wake up! Stop being a collaborator.

We’re leaving X.

Not for clicks.
Not for politics.
For safety, democracy and basic responsibility.

We won’t stay on a platform that fails children, enables deepfake abuse and fuels disinformation.

But this is not an exit from the conversation.
It’s a move to better spaces.

Come with us.

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@greenpartyni I’m a big Green Party fan and I try not to wade in and piss on others’ parades but continuing to use Meta platforms, and only leaving X now isn’t somthing to be celebrated…

We’re leaving X.

Not for clicks.
Not for politics.
For safety, democracy and basic responsibility.

We won’t stay on a platform that fails children, enables deepfake abuse and fuels disinformation.

But this is not an exit from the conversation.
It’s a move to better spaces.

Come with us.

1/2

We’re leaving X.

Not for clicks.
Not for politics.
For safety, democracy and basic responsibility.

We won’t stay on a platform that fails children, enables deepfake abuse and fuels disinformation.

But this is not an exit from the conversation.
It’s a move to better spaces.

Come with us.

1/2

@d10c4n3 @noodlemaz @harri oh - I agree completely. If folks continue to use those platforms - I really do understand. Individuals (who need to be able to speak to granny, get up to date news feeds - however shitty etc). Makes total sense.

But please don’t say: this was a step too far and ask us to just suck that up. Surely the framing is: we have to use shitty billionaire media for reasons you all understand and we’ll prioritise non-shitty

@harri @noodlemaz sure - but they can frame it that way. Not - hey look: we don’t like paedophiles so we’re quitting X.

That’s just rubbish. After all - what’s the difference between X today and X pre-latest scandal? Or X and Bluesky, Threads, FB etc?

@noodlemaz I’d also point out that the line from GPNI is effectively ‘X is now so bad we can’t stay’.

Really? It took the latest outrage? Really?

@JimmyB Yes this is a fair question (I'm working so I'm getting to replies all at once, apologies for the deluge)

But it's not one we need to throw at every person/org that's just quit the shit thing, finally - yes it's weird it's this late. But questioning that at them, loudly, the second they depart? Not convinced that's helpful for anything.

@JimmyB we’re a small political party. We have to use platforms to reach potential voters, even if we personally agree with your sentiments.

@JimmyB @harri and practically? Bluesky and Threads don't have an accessible AI that men are using to abuse and harass women and children multiple, many times daily, right now. That IS a material difference. You won't find me on bsky or threads, but to pretend they're exactly the same (for users/in terms of brand reputation impact etc.) is just unserious.

We’re leaving X.

Not for clicks.
Not for politics.
For safety, democracy and basic responsibility.

We won’t stay on a platform that fails children, enables deepfake abuse and fuels disinformation.

But this is not an exit from the conversation.
It’s a move to better spaces.

Come with us.

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@harri @noodlemaz I’m not suggesting they are equal. But I’d argue strongly that morally they are equivalent. Tech bro, extreme right wing run. Both are closing Palestinian accounts right now for eg and censoring liberal voices. So morally identical if technically being shit in different ways.

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Website: greenpartyni.org

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@JimmyB @d10c4n3 @harri I agree there's an individual/org difference to consider.
And there are questions worth asking.
But if all people see when they quit platforms and come to new/better ones is 'Well it's too little too late' and various scoldings, all that's going to achieve, probably, is driving them away from engaging on said platform.

So there's a balance to strike. Let's just maybe not immediately jump to the scolding bit when people start doing a bit of hard work - and it is hard, much as these things suck, it's harder for orgs that rely on donations to get away from the highly-trafficked places even though they are shit. Internal pressure works well, too, so people who are members can be doing that.

@noodlemaz @JimmyB @harri Ah, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scold them. I don't know what happened to make them decide that X has crossed a threshold beyond which it's impossible for them to continue supporting that platform. Personally, that threshold has already been crossed, as with Meta, etc. That's why I say little and late. But I don't rely on donations and I won't place the blame on anyone. After all, even Graeber's or Fisher's books are on Amazon.

We’re leaving X.

Not for clicks.
Not for politics.
For safety, democracy and basic responsibility.

We won’t stay on a platform that fails children, enables deepfake abuse and fuels disinformation.

But this is not an exit from the conversation.
It’s a move to better spaces.

Come with us.

1/2

We’re leaving X.

Not for clicks.
Not for politics.
For safety, democracy and basic responsibility.

We won’t stay on a platform that fails children, enables deepfake abuse and fuels disinformation.

But this is not an exit from the conversation.
It’s a move to better spaces.

Come with us.

1/2

@d10c4n3 @JimmyB I didn't mean you (I don't think, tbh the volume of replies here, I'm quite lost! But no, green avatar person)