#eXit - A big leaving wave
Maybe some of you have read, watched, or heared the news in recent times. A big wave of users are leaving X because of the current controversy of Elon Musk. If you didn’t know of it, here are some sources:
Source: https://netzpolitik.org/2024/toxischer-ort-zahlreiche-prominente-accounts-verlassen-x/
Source: https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/oesterreich-x-100.html
Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/twitter-celebrities-leaving-elon-musk-rcna54831
Source: Users are leaving X
Many users, including me, are leaving X because Elon Musk has done many controversial, and very critical things in the past few months. So, I’m switching.
I’m now on Mastodon, and Bluesky. Those are the best alternatives for me, and I can only recommend them to you. Those are also the platforms where most users migrated to.
Da oggi la Scuola Normale Superiore non pubblicherà più contenuti su X. Potete continuare a seguirci su Bluesky: https://t.co/bTwVqPsSDI…#eXit #GoodbyeX pic.twitter.com/B3Rts5RWxl
— Scuola Normale (@scuolanormale) February 5, 2025
This is our last post on X. Thank you for your support on this platform! Let’s continue our journey together on Bluesky! 🦋https://t.co/Q6w0VlLMtl. 💙 #OceanCare #Bluesky #eXit #GoodbyeX pic.twitter.com/xtTlM5UTns
— OceanCare (@OceanCare) February 3, 2025
My reasons
I have many reasons to leave X, but the most important ones are:
- Elon Musk’s controversial tweets
- The ensh*tification of the platform
- The lack of moderation
- The politification of non political accounts (e.g. my own account)
- Too many right wing accounts flooding my feed (not interested in them)
- The amount of ads, crypto scams, and fake news
May you have a good day, and if you have any questions, feel free to ask me on Mastodon or Bluesky. Have a good day!