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Re:Leave X – Protect Democracy by surgical_fire on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @05:54AM (#46703808)
> The best option would be to have a separate platform for the european heads of state to communicate with people that is not as partisan and crazy as X, BlueSky or Mastodon

Mastodon at least it not owned by any large US corporation, and therefore not subject to corporate whims of their leadership.

> while the ones who shouldn’t be there will stick around and end up with an even bigger, uncontested audience.

Yes, and that's how it falls into complete irrelevance.

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Re:Leave X – Protect Democracy by poszlem on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @05:59AM (#46703848)
I agree that we should have something that is not US owned.

> Yes, and that's how it falls into complete irrelevance.

I think you underestimate the influence the european politicians have on the amount of people using X and the fact that they can also influence the american audience this way.

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Re:Leave X – Protect Democracy by surgical_fire on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @06:18AM (#46704018)
Perhaps I do.

I worry, however, how politicians might perceive public opinion if they account the response on Twitter as reality.

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