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nickdothutton: These are interesting numbers for engagement but don't mean as much without equivalent stats for the other platforms. It's a little like when a news story quotes only a percentage (but not the absolute figure in $) or vice versa.
snayan: Agreed.Assuming they use the same principles everywhere, they're getting more views on Mastodon and Bluesky? That is surprising.
tassadarforaiur: I'm not logging into twitter, to read the rest of the thread of why the EFF is leaving twitter.Here's their full statement. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/eff-leaving-x
montroser: I like the big link to their Twitter profile at the top and bottom of that post!
postepowanieadm: I will follow them on linkedin.
thomasarmel: Thanks, maybe I can suggest posting here the statement in their website instead of the tweet, in order to avoid generating traffic on X
kennywinker: As we all should. I’m not playing in a billionaire’s toxic propaganda sandbox, neither should you.
nslsm: …you posted this to hacker news.
sgt: A sandbox, sure, but a toxic one?
nslsm: We all have a different definition of toxic. HN gets really toxic sometimes, but it goes with the ideology of the site, so it’s like nobody notices. And that applies to all platforms, including Twitter.
colechristensen: TL;DRNobody reads their posts on Twitter any more because most of the people are gone.
Kye: https://bsky.app/profile/eff.org/post/3mj3a52i36z2b
GeoPolAlt: https://xcancel.com/EFF/status/2042278157609480566
kstrauser: Wow, responses in that thread go a long way toward validating their decision.
LandoCalrissian: Good for them, correct thing to do. EFF is still one of the few true blues.
dang: We've merged this thread into https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47706268, which has that article.
1234letshaveatw: X isn't an airport you don't have to announce your departure
