Do you have a Twitter/X account?

I would also recommend deleting tbh. Their customer service/ support is non existent when you need it and if your account gets suspended then you have absolutely no control over it. Can't delete it, remove you picture, change password, anything. They effectively hold your data/information captive.

I posted on chat about this a few days ago (no one responded though 😅) and I had a lot of suspicious activity related to my email address and X decided to suspend my account as a result. I now have no way of deactivating for my own security because they just don't respond! Never had any suspensions or been reported up till this issue.

So yeah, deactivate while you have the chance.

I deleted mine a month or so after Musk bought it, after my feed became full of alt-right stuff.

I set one up years ago and got bored very quickly. Haven't used it for a very long time.

I hardly ever go on twitter now (refuse to call it x, stupid name) when once I loved it especially for things like live tv discussions. Since Musk took over it the search function seems not to work as it should, and instead I'm presented with horrible extremist views etc.

Hardly used it and deleted my account when Musk bought Twitter which I'm quite glad about given how the platform has evolved since.

I don't understand why Govt bodies continue to use it in the circumstances to be honest.

Have also x-ited and swapped to Bluesky, but I'm not loving it. I seem to have got stuck in a loop where I just see posts from about half a dozen prolific posters, so I feel like I'm being spammed.

Those of you who love BS how have you got it set up?

valid points and I agree the pushbacks you see are helpful

I suppose it’s when people like Elon Musk say Jess Phillips should be in jail when he really doesn’t know what he’s talking about, that convince me that it’s not the place for me.

Obviously Following is just people you follow but "For You" I can only assume the algorithms work based on what you click on.
Click on cute cats or sheep = timeline flooded with cute cats and sheep.
Click on a Musk tweet or other nasty stuff = timeline full of similar.

I've never read a Musk tweet. I do follow other more serious topics besides cute cats but apart from Temu ads I don't see a huge amount I dislike. Sadly one or two of the really funny people have left.

Tried Bluesky and hated it. It all seemed so cliquey. We are the good people and all the baddies are left on X. Bit playground.

I do too but I'm not sure heavy moderation and banned topics is the way to handle it.

When the rubbish/lies are visible you can see exactly what is being said and see the counter arguments and rebuttals. It helps strengthen the pushback, and it stops people living in echo chambers then being shocked when elections or social groups don't do what they expect.

If you are going to allow someone to filter it out for you so you never have to see it you better be very very sure you can trust that person.

Only have mine to deal with customer service with my phone company. If you pm them you seem to be transferred to people who know what they are doing and resolve your issue quickly.

Yes I have one and no I'm not deleting it.

All social media platforms and apps are vile cesspits in one way or another because they all have one thing in common: humans.

I still love x even though I don’t like his belief. The book and animal community there aren’t the same on Instagram and threads is just all people talking about how much better it is than twitter!!

Was investigated, subsequent legislation passed etc., almost ten years ago...
No one says any SM is perfect or personal data is safe on one platform and not on another.

But individual influence. Elon is a single person and his influence has grown too much. It's him personally that's the issue and there are no checks and balances.
One word from him and his fans are ready. His audience is so big because of twitter. (And it makes him money too.)

This. I don't think it can be recreated no matter how many times people try.

I'm still on it but hardly ever post. Loved it in it's earlier days.

Perhaps but it’s become so toxic that I think it would have been better to not exist in the first place

I am still on Twitter. It is but a shadow of what it was. I've tried Bluesky and Threads. Maybe original Twitter was a lightning in a bottle moment in time and cannot be recreated.

I like that X allows freedom of speech. I'm keeping my account. I don't have to like Elon to be happy that his app serves an important function.

I don’t agree with shutting down free speech either. I do however have a huge issue with people who spread pure rubbish/lies with malicious intent

@u3ername Errr… Cambridge Analytica? I’m not suggesting that he personally was linked but Facebook was used.

A few months ago I joined blue sky which has been like a breath of fresh air but still used Twitter occasionally. Tbh it still has its place eg I had a problem with premier inn and their Twitter responder was helpful.

however Elon Musk’s comments these last few days were the final straw- I deleted yesterday

Zuckerberg has no influence on international politics.
Elon suddenly has a very big one - I know I don't want to keep feeding into that.

Place is an utter cesspit .. I stopped using it months ago. Mistakenly dropped in today to be faced with racism, lies, misogyny, homophobia, more lies.. awful place.
When I was on it your couldn’t # search for things without a torrent of porn, and more racism.
Its full of spam adverts as well now.

Im on Bluesky, much better for my mental health

@u3ername I don’t support Zuckerberg either but I have an Instagram and FaceBook account. Unfortunately I enjoy social media and the ease of connecting with people with similar interests.

'I don’t think that using a platform means that you support the owner.'@Snorlaxo

Twitter's value is broadly measured by the number of people on it. If people stop using it he will lose money. Everyone who stays helps him make more money.

Good point, OP. Just deleted my account. I never use it and I have no desire to support Musk.