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To anybody still using X: sexual abuse content is the final straw, it’s time to leave
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this post was submitted on 13 Jan 2026
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Oh I thought it was Grok spreading lies that was the final straw, and before that the fascism, and before that it was the manipulative algorithms promoting racist views, and before that it was lack of oversight to keep content legal.
But OK let's say it'¨s the illegal AI generated sexual abuse. Which by the way are clearly illegal in Denmark, not because of nudity, but because it is illegal to exploit the likeness of a real person.
But by my count this is at least the fifth final straw.
Yeah, you can't dictate what the final straw is to others. It's a personal matter to each individual. I for instance never accepted any amount of straws from twitter so to me everyone that ever used that site was crazy.
I'm pretty sure the author is well aware of this. It's a good piece because it comes across as honest and takes a look at the psychological causes why so many people are still active on X. An honest look at yourself is the first step to free yourself from denial, and it doesn't really matter how long it takes and how many bad things have to happen if they get it eventually and take action.
@RedstoneValley @Buffalox Marie Le Conte left X and joined Bluesky ages ago. She's mostly trying to make the point to some of her fellow journalists who are ridiculously clay-footed and don't seem to have realised that they haven't "made themselves a nice little corner of X", they're just swimming in fascist waters now.