Comment by nostrademons
11 hours ago
I had the opposite impression, that this decision was primarily economic in nature. People (or at least the sort of people interested in the EFF) simply aren't on X/Twitter anymore, and so it's not worth posting there.
But what is the cost of posting on X? Why do they even have a blue tick?
It lends legitimacy to a declining site controlled by a white supremacist and filled with more neo-nazi’s by the day.
The fewer legitimate organizations posting on twitter, drawing eyes and views to the site, the better.
Its a bit silly to say that they are declining. For its specific niche (mass short form/viral content) there simply aren't any relevant competitors that even come close.
More than the cost of not posting on X.
That cost should be $0, so that's not the issue.
What is the cost of posting to X in addition to Tiktok, Bluesky, and Facebook? If it's not effectively $0, it should be.
This is completely performative, and I personally don't think it's the best move.