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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..

  • 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.

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  • 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.

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