Debian stops posting on X/Twitter
Dear fellow Debianites,
A few years ago, Debian decided to use proprietary platforms, including
Twitter, to relay the information published, in particular, in
Micronews. We believe that the messages we broadcast deserve to be read
by a wider audience than just the users of our own mailing lists, IRC
channels, and web-based news feeds. However, since Elon Musk's
acquisition of the company in 2022, X/Twitter has evolved into a place
where Debian users and contributors don't feel safe: it has abandoned
its moderation policy and its defenses against fake news, giving free
rein to misinformation and hate speech.
The behavior of this social network runs counter to the ethical
principles that we uphold when working on free software and Debian in
particular. Our distribution is unique in that it has a social contract
[https://www.debian.org/social_contract.html] and a code of conduct
[https://www.debian.org/code_of_conduct.html]; along with our Diversity
Statement [https://www.debian.org/intro/diversity] these form the
foundations on which our community is based. We do not want to be
present in a place where we cannot ensure that users will be respected
and where abuse happens without consequences.
So from now on, we will not send or relay our news there, and will not
reply to any notification or request received there. We invite all our
readers to follow us on [https://bits.debian.org], on
[https://micronews.debian.org/], or any of the other outlets listed on
[https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Publicity/otherSN].
--
Anupa for The Debian Publicity Team
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