In line with several media outlets, organizations and unions, these associations invite those who follow them to leave the platform and transfer their communication to alternative networks.
After the editorials, the associations revolted against Elon Musk's social network. More than 80 associations, including The Human Rights League, France Terre d'Asile and Emmaüs France, announce, in a column published Wednesday January 15, their departure on January 20 from the social network X of American billionaire Elon Musk, now according to them “a serious danger”.
“By leaving X, we are well aware of depriving ourselves of a communication channel to promote our actions, our struggles, to challenge, to raise awareness”write these 87 associations and unions fighting against exclusion, solidarity, defense of the environment, public freedoms and freedom of the press. “But this tool, which could be understood as a new space for freedom of expression in its beginnings, has become a serious danger for it and for respect for the dignity of people”underline Cimade, France Nature Environnement, Greenpeace France and APF France Handicap in an article published in The World.
Communicate via other channels
In their sights, “the absence of moderation and the configuration of algorithms” Who “promote the proliferation of hateful content and the circulation of conspiracy and climate skeptic theories”. Organizations, which invite “all those who are interested in their struggles” has “leave X as massively as possible”specify that they will continue to communicate via other social networks, in particular Bluesky and Mastodon.
X's departure announcements on January 20, the date of the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump who appointed Elon Musk to head a ministry “governmental efficiency”have been multiplying for several weeks. In France, this is the case of the CFDT, Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris – which brings together 38 Parisian hospitals -, Ouest France, Mediapart and the Caen Memorial. In Europe, more than sixty German and Austrian universities announced their withdrawal on January 10, expressing concern about the anti-democratic excesses of this platform. Faced with accusations of spreading false information and not allocating sufficient resources to moderate exchanges on the platform, Elon Musk defends a radical vision of freedom of expression and rejects all forms of censorship.
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