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EFF Departs X Amid Plummeting Engagement and Criticism

4/10/2026

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) announced it is leaving X due to a drastic decline in engagement.
Kenyatta Thomas, EFF's social media manager, said impressions fell from 50–100 million in 2018 to 2 million by 2024.
The organization criticized X's culture and policies after Elon Musk's 2022 acquisition, saying promised changes in content moderation and user control have not occurred.
EFF will continue sharing content on Bluesky, Mastodon, and TikTok.

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) announced it is leaving X due to a drastic decline in engagement.
Kenyatta Thomas, EFF's social media manager, said impressions fell from 50–100 million in 2018 to 2 million by 2024.
The organization criticized X's culture and policies after Elon Musk's 2022 acquisition, saying promised changes in content moderation and user control have not occurred.
EFF will continue sharing content on Bluesky, Mastodon, and TikTok.