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The NAS will no longer post on X (formerly Twitter)

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The announcement reads:

“Our decision to leave the social media platform X

The National Autistic Society has been considering our presence on X for some time. Following long-standing concerns and the recent ethical issues with X’s AI tool Grok, we’ve concluded that it is no longer a platform we can continue to stay on.

The platform does not align with our charity’s values, especially those of inclusivity and empowerment.

We will cease posting on our X accounts from today. These accounts will remain visible, but we will no longer be monitoring them. We’ve been a part of X for nearly 17 years and would like to thank everyone who has supported us over that time.

We will continue to campaign for the rights of autistic people, challenge misinformation and celebrate our community on our other social media channels.

Our mission to create a society that works for autistic people does not stop, and you can find us on:

NAS - Our decision to leave the social media platform X

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  • Always knew NAS was left leaning. They only support those whose political opinions agree with them.. They just used the Grok issue as a smoke screen, to get off that nasty Musk guys site. I am neither left or right leaning but am increasing realising that this site is not good for those that think differently than left politics.

    Funny thing is i was warned by a lady who runs an autistic support group in my city that NAS is not for everyone..

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  • Always knew NAS was left leaning. They only support those whose political opinions agree with them.. They just used the Grok issue as a smoke screen, to get off that nasty Musk guys site. I am neither left or right leaning but am increasing realising that this site is not good for those that think differently than left politics.

    Funny thing is i was warned by a lady who runs an autistic support group in my city that NAS is not for everyone..

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  • in reply to Kvothe
    Kvothe said:
    They only support those whose political opinions agree with them.

    Uh… yeah? That’s kind of how it works? I mean, the right isn’t going to help adults with Autism, so why support them?

  • in reply to Kvothe

    I genuinely don’t understand.

    In what way does leaving “X” constitute being left leaning? 

    As I read the original message, the choice seems to be about “ethical issues” and “inclusivity and empowerment” . And very much based in this awful issue about people’s data being used unethically. I would assume people of all political persuasions are concerned about ethics … and inclusivity and empowerment are qualities to be aspired to from all positions on the political spectrum, no? Other than nasty extremists and people who are overtly full of hatred for others.

    How do you read this as left leaning, rather than decency leaning? Do you assume those on the right are not concerned with ethics, inclusivity and empowerment? Seems quite sweeping to me and a bit offensive to the upstanding right leaning folk here. 

    Is there an agenda here that NAS are making that I am missing? 

    Do you see this as censorship? I don’t, it’s just about a choice of platform, not silencing people, a kin to choosing to stand on this box or that box instead. But censorship happens everywhere on the political spectrum anyway…. Left, right, etc.

    Sorry for my speculative tone, I will stop guessing and eagerly await the clarity you will provide… 

  • in reply to Kvothe

    This is a very refreshing post to read. The main reason I no longer post on here is because I feel this forum has become a left wing echo chamber, something which I do not feel represents autistic people as a whole btw who have a great variety of political opinions. I have watched many users with more conservative views be driven off this site due to the vitriolic overreactions of other users when they post even the mildest of right wing opinions. I decided I did not want to sufer the same fate so I stopped posting. 

    When I joined this site several years ago it was nothing like that. There was a huge variety of different world views and opinions on here and everyone respected each other's views and got on. Wish it was still like that. I have no idea of the NAS opinions btw, I'm just talking about the forum

    For the record, I dislike X and disliked it when it was Twitter as well, it is not a pleasant place. I also think the Grok image generation issue is disgusting and appalling and it is one of the reasons I left X for good. 


    Regarding Musk himself, I do agree that he has been radicalised by his own site to some extent but I also believe that X has shone the light on issues that the media ignores. However, in general I think X is a force for bad in the world. I think Musk is a very troubled man, he takes ketamine to regulate his depression. It just goes to show that all the money in the world isn't enough to make you happy. I think he sees things in black and white extremes which fits with many people with Aspergers that I have known. I've spoken to him briefly before now on X but he's a hard man to read. I think it's sad that he uses his platform in such a negative way sometimes and seems to post without thinking or reflecting on what he's saying 

  • in reply to Kvothe

    I wouldn't have said NAS was a left leaning organisation, obviously there will be some who don't get on with the site, but as was said below the site is what those of us who post here make it.

    Do you think that Grok being able to take a photo someone has uploaded, maybe of a random stranger, usually a female random stranger, regardless of age and undress them and "enhance" them, with the permission or even knowlege of the person who's photo is being used?

    Personally I think it's disgusting and abusive, an invasion of privacy and denigrates everyone, those who do this and those who have it done to them. We have enough problems with exploitation of women and girls with out this adding to it, it's basically a paedophile's play ground. 

    Women in public life have enough to cope with with, death and rape threats, stalking etc without this too, women and girls are not objects to be sexualised for some sad sac's amusement or to fufill their inadaquacies.

  • in reply to Kvothe
    Kvothe said:
    but am increasing realising that this site is not good for those that think differently than left politics

    The forum just reflects the people who are using it.

    Those people change all the time so if there is a 'lean' it is a fluid one.

    With regard to NAS I believe its 'leaning' is towards compassion.