We’re leaving X.

@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.

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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)

@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?

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

You can find us and continue the conversation here:
Bluesky: greenpartyni.org
Instagram: greenpartyni
Facebook: GreenParty
Threads: greenpartyni
Mastodon: mastodon.ie/@greenpartyni
TikTok: greenpartyni
YouTube: greenpartynorthernireland
Reddit: greenpartyni
Website: greenpartyni.org

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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

@greenpartyni I'd say “welcome to Mastodon” but I see you've already met the welcoming committee!

I wish @plaidcymru would do this - they do have a profile here, but that dates back to November 2022 (when the Welsh Mastodon server was briefly in the media's eye here) and they haven't posted since a fortnight after they joined. Not even cross-posting from other platforms, which would cost them nothing, presumably.

But then @ZackPolanski is no better - and yes, I know he's not your leader!

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

@noodlemaz @d10c4n3 @JimmyB behind every avatar is a person!

@nic @plaidcymru @ZackPolanski thank you. I started this account when I volunteered to manage our social media. We have 10 different accounts to attend to. Plus figuring out what to post when and where! And making videos. And planning ahead. Really it’s a full time job!

You can find us and continue the conversation here:
Bluesky: greenpartyni.org
Instagram: greenpartyni
Facebook: GreenParty
Threads: greenpartyni
Mastodon: mastodon.ie/@greenpartyni
TikTok: greenpartyni
YouTube: greenpartynorthernireland
Reddit: greenpartyni
Website: greenpartyni.org

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@greenpartyni I don't suppose 'what took you so long' is appreciated as a reply

@JimmyB @noodlemaz don’t be so harsh. Yes we probably should have jumped some time ago as many of us wanted to. But we’re a small volunteer led democratic party with a lot of other things to attend to. And our local press were still there and potentially people who needed to hear our messaging. We’ve mostly been cross-posting with very little engagement so it was not a priority item until the latest outrage.

@martinvermeer @greenpartyni It was a two-year long snap decision.

@greenpartyni Why are you still on Facecrook, Instasham, TikCock, PooTube, Redshit, Deads and PooSky?

Switch to @loops, @pixelfed, Friendica, Lemmy/PieFed, anywhere else on the Fediverse!

@alan @martinvermeer no one said it was “snap”. Seriously, navigating NI politics is a full time job done by a committed group of passionate volunteers. Some things take time to be ‘obvious’ when you’re holding down full time jobs elsewhere and so many issues to address!

@greenpartyni @martinvermeer I'm involved in volunteer organizations, believe me I know the challenges. Still, two years to drop the platform owned by a guy who offered us a Nazi salute? Yeah, my sarcasm stands.

Now I'll forgive you still having X and FB on your website, that takes more work than an email vote on "should we drop X", composing a good-bye post, waiting a few months, and hitting the close account button.