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A #Chrome extension has been released that "turns off" the noise and bias on #X. It works simply: once enabled, it prevents X from opening.
Via @thatgiga@mastodon.social
#LeaveX
#leavex
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@chrisstoecker/116074575625342901
"I’m in Munich and people keep asking me to decode Vance’s speech. OK: In Vance English, “free speech” means “Let Musk run your elections” and “democracy” means “let Russia run your elections.” Now move on. 2025 is about what Europeans do, not what Americans say."
Timothy Snyder
N. b. We are in 2026.
#EU #Europe #Russia #Democracy #Musk #LeaveX
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These people are not our friends. They are far right extremists and actively delusional climate change deniers who want to destroy the European Union by promoting the *very same parties that Wladimir Putin is promoting*.
They are NOT our friends.
Diplomacy doesn’t work when the other side has the goal to destroy you.
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Last week, I wrote to all my online subscriptions. I took the time to check if they were still active on X, or if they had left an X logo on their website. And I unsubscribed if I didn't get a clear reply.
I also wrote to my politicians, local and national.
#Twitter #Xitter #LeaveX #WhatItTakes
@leavex@mastodon.social
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Elon Musk told ex-girlfriend he needed ‘a legion of children before the civil war’
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/sep/08/elon-musk-ashley-st-clair-documentary-venice
#Musk #LeaveX
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Our most-shared post today was about this alarming exchange.
It captures one of the main reasons we created #LeaveX: to protect democracy from political manipulation and disinformation promoted by tech billionaires through platforms they control.
This is not only about the US. The attack on democracy is global, and the tech oligarchs are gaining ground.
How can we bring democrats together and turn concern into *effective action*?
#Democracy #FarRight #EU #SachsenAnhalt
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The AfD’s lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt publicly thanked Elon Musk for his support in the election and welcomed further "strong and constructive cooperation."
This should prompt serious scrutiny of foreign influence on German elections, particularly when that influence comes from someone who controls a major communications platform with hundreds of millions of users. But we suspect little or nothing will happen.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/07/afd-thanks-elon-musk-german-state-elections-2026-win
#SachsenAnhalt #FarRigh #Musk #LeaveX
Warum dürfen X und TikTok in Deutschland immer noch mit so wenigen wirksamen Einschränkungen betrieben werden?
Manche Progressive mögen antworten: Weil die Meinungsfreiheit hier heilig sei. Aber sie ist nicht absolut, und diese Plattformen sind keine neutralen öffentlichen Foren. Ihre Algorithmen verstärken Rassismus, Fremdenfeindlichkeit, Homophobie, Stimmungsmache gegen Migrant:innen und andere Formen des Hasses, weil sich Empörung monetarisieren lässt.
Meine Vermutung ist einfacher: Diejenigen, die die Macht hätten zu handeln, halten diese Maschinerie nicht für bedrohlich genug, vielleicht weil ein großer Teil der Ideologie, die sie verbreitet, bereits im politischen Mainstream und von weiten Teilen der Gesellschaft toleriert wird.
#LeaveX #TikTok #Deutschland #Rechtsextremismus #NoAfD
Tagesspiegel today: TikTok is a radicalization engine. So is X.
#LeaveTikTok #LeaveX #FarRight #CSD #BigTech #SocialMedia
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Good question: Why does @PolizeiBerlin@berlin.social still rely exclusively on X for emergency updates? And why was mobile reception allowed to fail at such a major event?
During an emergency, people searching for relatives and friends need reliable access to timely official information, not dependence on a platform controlled by a dangerous far-right billionaire. Public authorities must do better.
https://dju.social/@DerKlimablog/116982904247901359
#Berlin #CSD #LeaveX #FarRight
Die Bundestagsfraktionen von SPD, die Grünen und DIE LINKE sind bei Musks X (#leaveX) ausgestiegen. Was ist mit der CDU? Wer unterstützt noch diese Desinformationsplattform und versündigt sich damit an unseren demokratischen Werten?
https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/forscher-musk-verbreitete-beitraege-britischer-rechtsextremer-millionenfach-weiter-100.html
"Vi måste finnas där folk är" – När får vi sålunda se Sveriges Rikdsag på Pornhub som har 130 miljoner besökare per dag?
#svepol #svpol #leaveX
https://folkdata.se/plus-one/
Great talk by @everton137@social.vivaldi.net from March last year (25), that I salvaged over to #peertube from the evil powers of #youtube, so that I can watch it, which I did. And it was great. Am I repeating myself? Always.
"Politcians should ask themselves: do you want to have you're advertising in a public toilet?"
https://video.folkdata.se/w/dXwWVt4TA4VzcUb8DEHhct
#leaveX #degoogle
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to […] social networks, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies.
Emanuel Macron, president of France, Saarbrücken, October 3 2025
https://defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democracy-tech/
#leaveX
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I had the opportunity to tell the founders of the Sovereign Tech Agency (@sovtechfund@mastodon.social) that I'm a big fan of their organization. I firmly believe that other countries should have similar initiatives. In fact, the EU should have one too.
Their recent €600k+ grant to Mastodon is a great example of what public investment in open digital infrastructure can look like. It strengthens the Fediverse, a real alternative to X. As I’ve argued in the #LeaveX campaign: we already have a viable social media alternative to X (1) and what we lack is sustained funding and political commitment. (2)
Thus, if more EU countries invested in improving Mastodon, how quickly could it become Europe’s de facto public square?
While most European politicians still prefer X for their official communication, reducing technical barriers could attract a more diverse audience, including the people our representatives want to reach, like journalists and the general public.
By the way, it's interesting, though not surprising, that the Sovereign Tech Agency has almost four times as many followers on Mastodon as on Bluesky. It would be great to see them highlighting posts and profiles of some awesome open-source projects active on the Fediverse. 😉
#Mastodon #Fediverse #Bluesky #SocialMedia #EU #OpenSource
RE: https://mastodon.social/@_elena/116368379234020589
Cher Président Macron, pourquoi n'êtes-vous pas encore présent sur le Fediverse ? Cessez de laisser cet espace aux trolls et aux extrémistes, quittez X.
#LeaveX #Macron
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Dear Fedi friends,
Next week I have the honor of doing a presentation advocating for the Fediverse in a really prestigious venue (I can't share more now, but I will after it takes place).
I'm currently working on slides and I would love to hear testimonies from YOU. Why the Fediverse is so special to you in contrast to Big Tech platforms (bonus points if you speak French & can reply en français).
I'll share a selection of your testimonies in my slideshow presentation.
Merci beaucoup ❤️
Social media is turning into a freak show
https://www.natesilver.net/p/social-media-has-become-a-freak-show
The ecosystem is unhealthy, especially on X/Twitter, and that's producing some strange beasts among the most influential accounts.
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#LeaveX #FarRight #BigTech #SocialMedia
RE: https://mstdn.social/@stux/116337052513452953
EN: What is our government still doing on #X?
X, formerly #Twitter: it used to be a pretty cool platform, but then it just got worse and worse. X isn’t what it used to be since #Musk took over.
Is it really smart for the #Dutch #government to be on X? Should our country’s leadership be complicit in this sick business model of an #American tech billionaire?
Time for Deep Dive Thursday!
#LeaveX
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Wat doet onze overheid nog op #X?
X, het voormalige #Twitter: het was ooit best een leuk platform, toen werd het steeds kutter. X is niet meer wat het geweest is, sinds #Musk er de baas is.
Is het wel slim dat de #Nederlandse #regering op X zit? Moet het bestuur van ons land meewerken aan dit zieke verdienmodel van een #Amerikaanse techmiljardair?
Tijd voor Diep Duik Donderdag!
Via @arjenlubach@mastodon.socialhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4hHHL8q_lQ
Open quoted postBig Tech and the Far Right: Musk’s growing political role illustrates how concentrated private power in the tech sector is fuelling fascism. Through control of a major social media platform, amplification of far-right narratives and direct engagement with reactionary figures and movements, Musk has helped normalise extremist rhetoric and expand its reach.
Check it out TNI's Mapping Fascim: https://www.tni.org/en/mapping-fascism
#FarRight #BigTech #SocialMedia #Musk #X #fascism #musk #LeaveX #Disinformation
