Our goal: to reclaim spaces in which freedom of the press can thrive. In the current political climate, we need to take urgent action! As a member of the media, join our campaign. We’ll explain how.
The US presidential election left little doubt as to the threat posed by X (formerly Twitter) to freedom of the press and freedom of expression, demonstrating the importance of journalistic ethics.
The use of X is incompatible with reliable information:
- X amplifies the hostility of debates and concentrates power in the hands of the most toxic accounts. ;
- X is no longer properly moderated. It gives more weight to disinformation than to information, and interference operations (electoral and foreign) proliferate;
- X damages democracy by disseminating false information, reinforcing certain types of content and making others invisible->33]. X has become the exclusive echo chamber for Elon Musk’s whims, which he manipulates as he pleases.
Twitter was an imperfect digital street that allowed pluralism to be expressed. X has become a propaganda tool for the far-right on a global scale, preventing pluralism.
The media form a counterpower capable of swaying public opinion. They are in the crosshairs of X. By fabricating and encouraging the dissemination of false information, disparaging the traditional media while exploiting their output thanks to its AI Grok, Elon Musk and the Trump loyalists are seeking to disconnect journalists from their audience in order to reappropriate it.
In the current political climate, we urgently need to react! As a media outlet, support our action by encouraging your users to leave X. It’s very simple:
1. ask to be listed on the HelloQuitX page listing the media outlets supporting the operation, with at least a status of ‘under consideration’,
Declare yourself now on our ad hoc form
Our plan of action
You explore social networks that are more respectful of information and journalism, and we’ll take care of migrating your community between now and #20January, the day Elon Musk officially becomes part of the Trump administration (and therefore will no longer have to answer to the law).
Key dates (forecast):
- 9 December : launch of the HelloQuitteX.com website in French
- 11 December : launch of HelloQuitX.com in English
- 16 December Social Upload: launch of the HelloQuitX user migration site, phase 1. Each X user will be able to share with app.HelloQuitX.com in a secure and certified manner:
◦ the correspondence between their X, BlueSky and Mastodon accounts
◦ The followers/followee files that X is required to give you when you request your X archive.
This tool developed by the CNRS will be audited by an independent RGPD committee. - From 6 January 2025: Surprise actions - we’re not going to reveal everything now!
- 20 January 2025 Social Download : Activation of phase 2 of the migration service. https://app.HelloQuitX.com will start automatically reconnecting each user registered on the BlueSky and Mastodon platforms to their followers and/or followees (your choice).
As a media company, HelloQuitX will help you win back a massive number of your followers on BlueSky and Mastodon and take over digital spaces with a better posts/reactions conversion rate (because there are fewer bots or inactive accounts).
Invite your followers to join Mastodon and BlueSky
Who is HelloQuitX?
HelloQuitX is a transparent and apolitical movement that helps citizens reclaim digital spaces compatible with functional democracies (more info)
