After almost twenty years on the platform, EFF is logging off of X. This isn’t a decision we made lightly, but it might be overdue.
Bluesky and Mastadon are on their list of socials.
EFF is Leaving Twitter
Submitted 3 weeks ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to technology@lemmy.zip
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/eff-leaving-x
Comments
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
“Might”
belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
Finally? Leave the fucking nazi bar. Starve it.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 3 weeks ago
It costs nothing to post on X, and Musk has done more for user rights than Twitter ever did - in fact Twitter actively suppressed user rights at a massive scale, and was basically a government propaganda tool. The EFFs statement reads like the usual anti-musk far left virtue signalling. There’s literally zero reason to stop posting on X if their goals are what they say they are.
captaintacosauce@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Never heard of EFF but 0 points for being 10 years late on this very easy and obvious decision.
hash@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
The Electronic Frontier Foundation does a lot of amazing work to defend privacy and digital freedom. Just to throw one example out there, they released firmware for a low cost hotspot to detect cell snooping via IMSI catchers/stingrays.
Because they’re an advocacy group I suspect they stayed on the platform for visibility. I can half excuse orgs who crosspost to various platforms as long as they aren’t only on Twitter. But individuals do not get the same pass.
thericofactor@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
If you feel that way, donating to the EFF might be something to look in to.
who@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
You’re one of today’s lucky ten thousand. :)
Once you learn about what the EFF does, and read the post, you’ll understand that this decision was neither easy nor obvious.
voidsignal@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Well you probably want to ear about them. Please go fix that.