European Federation of Journalists to stop using X as of Jan 20, 2025

[Dennis Donovan]

Jon Cooper
‪@joncooper-us.bsky.social‬
The European Federation of Journalists—the largest organization of journalists in Europe—announced that they’ll stop posting on Twitter as of January 20, 2025: “We can no longer ethically participate in a social network that its owner has transformed into a machine of disinformation and propaganda.”
November 29, 2024 at 7:56 AM

https://bsky.app/profile/joncooper-us.bsky.social/post/3lc3mxdlom22a

[Red Mountain]

1. Ouch

Leon no likey.

[Lovie777]

2. Good....

Served its purpose to destroy USA democracy and around the world.

Election of demons.

[delisen]

3. Ethics still a live concept in Europe.. nt

[BComplex]

4. Too much too little too late.

But it's a good thought.

[Passages]

5. I understand their fears about participating yet I am also worried the lack of

participation will further create a bubble of lies with zero pushback.

[Dennis Donovan]

6. You mean like Truth Social?

[Passages]

7. No. Truth Social never had the participation of every government agency.

One aspect of Twitter was that our government used it, which is a great way to convey accurate information.

On the other hand, who the heck knows how truthful those departments will be under Trump...this is such a mess.

Hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving.

[4catsmom]

8. why not do It now?

why wait?

[Dennis Donovan]

10. I imagine, for major media outlets, it's not that simple

They have whole departments that handle social media. There's a lot to do beyond just registering with a new social network and start kicking out posts. There's a lot of automation involved - programming things like RSS feeds, etc.

[BoRaGard]

9. Good move

[Bo Zarts]

11. Strangle the beast! Shrink it and drown it in a bathtub!

[Linda ladeewolf]

12. If the goal is to get the truth out to the world

Not being on x will probably help. They can put a link up and say truth without it being misdirected or a dog pile of magas on it. Maga doesn’t want the truth.

[RainCaster]

13. Why do they wait till Jan 20?

The right time is now.