Leaving X is an art that accepts nuance.
Here are 18 ways to leave X, ranging from the most indirect to the most straightforward.
Carry out the actions that suit you best, and you will be HelloQuitX!
- Follow HelloQuitX (FR) or HelloQuitX (EN) on X and relay/comment on it
- Display the HelloQuitX flyer near the coffee machine at work
- Relay the HelloQuitX initiative to your close contacts online and offline and on other platforms (LinkedIn, Insta, Facebook, etc.)
- Create an account on an alternative social network such as BlueSky or Mastodon and follow HelloQuitteX there
- Register on the HelloQuitX platform (<5min) http://app.HelloQuitteX.com
- Add the link to your BlueSky and Mastodon profiles on your X profile
- Add #HelloQuitteX / #HelloQuitX / #20Janvier / #January20 to you profile on your social networks
- Prefer quoting speeches on Mastodon or BlueSky rather than X when the two (or three) exist
- On X, start unsubscribing from accounts that you follow elsewhere or find toxic
- Go more often on BlueSky or Mastodon rather than X
- Don’t post anything on X that is not also poster BlueSky or Mastodon
- Only post on X screenshots of posts on BlueSky or Mastodon
- Only post on X links to messages on BlueSky or Mastodon
- Change your profile picture on X to the HelloQuitX image, change your banner to an HelloQuitX banner
- Freeze your X account with an HelloQuitX message
- Uninstall the X app from your smartphone
- Delete your past tweets using practical tools like tweetxer
- Delete your X account after saving your X archive (be careful, risk of username reuse)
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