EFF says it is leaving X, as "X is no longer where the fight is happening" and an X post now gets less than 3% of the views a tweet got seven years ago
After almost twenty years on the platform, EFF is logging off of X. This isn't a decision we made lightly, but it might be overdue.
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EFF Quits X: 'No Longer Where the Fight Is Happening'
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is leaving X after nearly 20 years, citing a massive collapse in reach and relevance.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is done with X. After nearly two decades on the platform, the digital rights organization is logging off for good.
The reason is brutally simple: nobody's watching anymore. According to EFF, a post on X now pulls less than 3% of the views a tweet received seven years ago. That's not a decline — that's a vanishing act.
"X is no longer where the fight is happening," the organization said. EFF acknowledged the decision wasn't made lightly but suggested it was probably overdue.
For an organization built around defending digital freedoms and rallying public support, audience reach isn't optional — it's the whole game. When your megaphone loses 97% of its volume, you find a new megaphone.
EFF didn't announce where it plans to focus its social presence going forward.