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January 12, 2026 at 8:17 AM
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We’re leaving X.

Not for clicks.
Not for politics.
For safety, democracy and basic responsibility.

We won’t stay on a platform that fails children, enables deepfake abuse and fuels disinformation.

But this is not an exit from the conversation.
It’s a move to better spaces.

Come with us.

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January 12, 2026 at 8:17 AM
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@lgbtiqagreens.bsky.social have voted to stop using X

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lgbtiqagreens.bsky.social LGBTIQA+ Greens @lgbtiqagreens.bsky.social · 18h
Our AGM and @transgreens.bsky.social Interim Committee last week voted to leave X/Twitter. It is quite simply untenable to continue as we were, in the backdrop of everything going on.
We voted to indefinitely suspend use of X. It is pointless to campaign for trans and queer liberation on a website where the only way to be heard is to open yourself to harassment. The photo on this cover image is of a phone with the X app open on it, on a table. The photo credit goes to Matias Mango under a license from Pexels. Promoted by LGBTIQA+ Greens (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ Trans Greens' and LGBTIQA+ Greens have voted to indefinitely suspend their use of X/Twitter. Some of our reasons include: Cross-posting content from our other social media accounts is inhibited by language policing unique to X/Twitter's version of "free speech", for example being flagged by the site for using words such as "cis" (a scientific term to refer to people who aren't trans). Algorithmic biases, which encourage us to be needlessly controversial to be seen, and which disproportionately benefit right-wing narratives, which results in an experience that is hostile to the mental health of our volunteers and can result in burnout for those involved. Deeply problematic changes to Grok: many news agencies have reported that people are using Grok to sexually harass women and girls by undressing them using AI. xAI paywalling features to generate deepfakes instead of removing the ability to create them is not an acceptable response to sexual abuse. There is a concern that any media of our members (especially committee members) will be used to harass them. You may find the LGBTIQA+ Greens and Trans Greens on the following platforms: Instagram: lgbtiqagreens and transgreens, Bluesky is the same except add dot bsky dot social Promoted by LGBTIQA+ Greens (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ
January 12, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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This is obviously the right decision.

It should spark a wider conversation about social media platforms. We clearly can't - and shouldn't - just rely on the responsibility of the owners.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK to bring into force law this week to tackle Grok AI deepfakes
The technology secretary said it would be illegal for companies to supply the tools designed to make them.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 5:40 PM