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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

    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 

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  • 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 

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  • in reply to B
    B said:
    Have you considered that what you term an 'over' reaction may be just a reaction that you don't approve of because it doesn't coincide with your personal world view/political stance?

    No, because what I am referring to is not opposition to or criticism of the views themselves but rather the personal attacks on the people expressing those views. Disagreement is healthy provided the line is not crossed into attacking the person rather than the opinion. 

    What has often happened on this forum is that more conservative leaning autists are attacked and criticised personally for having, often very mild, conservative views. Many users have been portrayed as bad people and criticised and attacked personally rather than just having their opinions disagreed with. 

    I'm all for disagreement and debate, it is how any civilised society moves forward. However, playing the man not the ball so to speak, is not so good. 

    B said:
    How can that be the case when the members constantly change?

    Because, in any group in society, whether online or in person, if people from one particular sub strata or viewpoint are consistently singled out for criticism and vilification by other members of the group then other people with similar views will either leave or stop engaging with the group as a whole. This inevitably creates an echo chamber of people with the prevailing or dominant view 

  • in reply to Billy87
    Billy87 said:
    vitriolic overreactions of other users when they post even the mildest of right wing opinions.

    There is some bias in the way you describe those two things.

    Have you considered that what you term an 'over' reaction may be just a reaction that you don't approve of because it doesn't coincide with your personal world view/political stance?

    Billy87 said:
    this forum has become a left wing echo chamber

    How can that be the case when the members constantly change?