Coalition of Jewish groups say they're leaving X over Musk's behavior

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Axios

8 hours ago


A coalition of U.S. and Canadian Jewish groups say they will leave X, the social media formerly known as Twitter, after seeing a rise in "toxic speech" on the platform and owner Elon Musk reposting antisemitic and xenophobic content.

Why it matters: The announcement Monday came as the world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day. and days after Musk gave what scholars and rights groups said was a Hitlergruß, or Nazi salute.

It also came after Musk told members of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party "there's too much focus on past guilt," seemingly referring to the burden Germany carries for the Holocaust.

Driving the news: Fifteen groups wrote in a joint statement that they will stop posting on X and end engagement on the site by the first quarter due to increased hate speech.

"In study after study, as well as our lived experiences, X has become a platform that promotes hate, antisemitism, and societal division," the statement said.

"Under the leadership of Elon Musk, X has reduced content moderation, promoted white supremacists, and re-platformed purveyors of conspiracy theories."

The groups also faulted Musk for his role in reposting hateful and anti-immigrant content.

Zoom in: Union for Reform Judaism, the American Conference of Cantors, the Central Conference of American Rabbis, Reform Jewish Community of Canada and the Shalom Center were among the groups that signed the statement.

Representatives for X did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment in the evening.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/2025/01/28/jewish-groups-leaving-x-musk-antisemitism

[atreides1]

1. I noticed the absence of the ADL on that list

Is the ADL staying on to support Musk?

[Mike 03]

3. That's the name I was searching for too. NT

[sakabatou]

2. Everyone should leave it

[Joinfortmill]

4. Bluesky! Rocks!

[Martin68]

5. Why were these groups still on X?

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Probably because they had been on it a LONG time

before Muskrat ever got involved and it is difficult to make a move when you are an organization, to a brand new platform.

People might remember around the time he bought it, when "Mastodon" was released and some organizations, politicos, and celebrities started moving to that. But the complexity of different "communities" (done by server) seemed to doom it to a niche service.

Meanwhile Meta had been working on "Threads" and when that finally went public, a bunch had moved to that, but that is overlapping with "Blue Sky" now.

It's easier for individuals to suddenly "move" but organizations include their social media accounts in the "branding" on their websites, and may have set up other features for those who followed those accounts. So it is more difficult to find one that does what you need it to do and to get the target audience to move with you.

[JoseBalow]

7. Turns out Jews don't like Nazis. Who knew?

If you're on Twitter, you're supporting Nazis. If you support Nazis, you are a Nazi. Rationalizations and excuses don't change that simple fact.