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Off-platform: Tim Gee on the need for a Quaker testimony on social media
‘The line is where the bad seems to outweigh the good.’
by Tim Gee
17th January 2025
In December last year, the Friends World Committee for Consultation disengaged from the social media platform X, previously known as Twitter. So did Quakers in Britain, Quakers in Ireland, Woodbrooke, and many others. We were united by concerns about the site, in particular since Elon Musk’s takeover.
