Leaving X
German academic institutions are leaving Twitter/X. I'm not an academic institution, but still I'm following suit.
2025-01-14 21:30 +0100
Several academic institutions in Germany have decided to terminate their presence on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Press release of the “Informationsdienst Wissenschaft” (scientific news service, in German): https://idw-online.de/de/news845520
Ironically, the press release page has several buttons to share this information on social media, right now still including a sharing button for X 😄 Surely just a matter of time.
Press release (in German) informing about German academic institutions leaving X, with X sharing button.
I got aware of this by reading my former university’s newsletter: https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/aktuelles/einblick/single/news/universitaet-wuerzburg-kehrt-plattform-x-den-ruecken-1
I’m following suit. I’ve just now deleted my account on X.
I did it! My account on X has been deactivated. (Screenshot in German.)
If you would like to connect with me on social media, please head over to my profiles on Mastodon or Bluesky.
See you!