I wrote a message to the Swedish EU politicians urging them to leave X and suggest that they instead join the official EU Mastodon instance to truly support democratic values.

RE: https://social.vivaldi.net/@everton137/115943535275994559

I wrote a message to the Swedish EU politicians urging them to leave X and suggest that they instead join the official EU Mastodon instance to truly support democratic values.

Let's see. 22 people have been emailed.

RE: https://social.vivaldi.net/@everton137/115943535275994559

I wrote a message to the Swedish EU politicians urging them to leave X and suggest that they instead join the official EU Mastodon instance to truly support democratic values.

Let's see. 22 people have been emailed.

RE: https://social.vivaldi.net/@everton137/115943535275994559

I wrote a message to the Swedish EU politicians urging them to leave X and suggest that they instead join the official EU Mastodon instance to truly support democratic values.

Let's see. 22 people have been emailed.

Here's what I wrote (translated from Swedish to English):

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Hey,

I'm fully aware that you receive tons of emails every day, and the likelihood that you'll both read and act on this is small. But I have to try.

You have an account on X, the platform owned by Elon Musk. The platform that spreads child sexual abuse material (CSAM) that fosters far-right views, and that uses algorithms to control the narratives in our society.

Please, leave X.

Instead, create an account on the official Mastodon instance:

https://ec.social-network.europa.eu

It's a democratic platform without algorithms, without investors who own the conversations. It's a platform for citizens, for politicians, for us, together.

Please, come there! And let me know when you've switched, and I promise to follow and say hi!

/ Christoffer

@nopatience that's a good message! Thanks!

The more people write, the more likely politicians are to wake up.

@leavex Although I just learned that the instance I'm pointing to is not open for all... certainly complicates things, but perhaps my message will to some extent make them think of alternatives.

But it does begs the question... who will offer them a place to go? I almost feel inclined to setup a new Mastodon instance on masto.host and at least offer them a place to go ...

@nopatience @leavex Maybe https://eupolicy.social/about would be a good place for them?

Members of the German Green Party can join https://gruene.social/about

@gunchleoc @nopatience @leavex I am right now writing to the Germans MEPs of the Green party and I will suggest this last server.

I would like to encourage the five MEPs who have left or are not on X to convince their party peers to do the same. I will mention my award:

https://leavex.eu/posts/leave-x-peer-persuasion-award/.

To the ten MEPs who are still on X, I suggest they follow their colleagues' example.

#LeaveX

Here's what I wrote (translated from Swedish to English):

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Hey,

I'm fully aware that you receive tons of emails every day, and the likelihood that you'll both read and act on this is small. But I have to try.

You have an account on X, the platform owned by Elon Musk. The platform that spreads child sexual abuse material (CSAM) that fosters far-right views, and that uses algorithms to control the narratives in our society.

Please, leave X.

Instead, create an account on the official Mastodon instance:

https://ec.social-network.europa.eu

It's a democratic platform without algorithms, without investors who own the conversations. It's a platform for citizens, for politicians, for us, together.

Please, come there! And let me know when you've switched, and I promise to follow and say hi!

/ Christoffer

@nopatience note that this instance is for the EU commission. There should be a EU parliament instance open to MEPs but we never managed to find someone who could set it up (and we tried!)

@nopatience note that this instance is for the EU commission. There should be a EU parliament instance open to MEPs but we never managed to find someone who could set it up (and we tried!)

@nopatience note that this instance is for the EU commission. There should be a EU parliament instance open to MEPs but we never managed to find someone who could set it up (and we tried!)

@renchap Yes, I was made aware of that... but hopefully the conversation/email will trigger thoughts and requests for something to happen.

But yes... it's a challenge this whole instance selection thing. Blessing and a curse from a UX perspective.

RE: https://social.vivaldi.net/@everton137/115943535275994559

I wrote a message to the Swedish EU politicians urging them to leave X and suggest that they instead join the official EU Mastodon instance to truly support democratic values.

Let's see. 22 people have been emailed.

And the first politician has now replied saying that he will "do that very soon".

So one down, hopefully more to follow!

Thank you @leavex or whomever built the leavex.eu website which easily enabled me to contact my political brothers and sisters.

You just empowered me to do something about X. Gratefulness all around!