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Wildling Press is ditching Twitter

5/1/2023

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We'll keep this short and sweet, because we've already wasted so much of our time on Twitter.
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We're ditching our Twitter account.

When Elon Musk bought Twitter last year, the Wildlings thought to ourselves, "Ah, another megalomaniac billionaire buying a platform we all use for his own personal clout. Yeah, that happens in late-stage capitalism."

When he started laying off his security and content moderation staff, we were like, "Ummmm okay Elon, how are we handling security then??? Who is making sure Twitter is a safe space?"

He has now given us our answer: No one is making sure Twitter is a safe space, because it's not.

In April, Twitter "quietly rolled back a portion of its hateful conduct policy that included specific protections for transgender people," according to CNN. "Twitter also removed a line from the policy detailing certain groups of people often subject to disproportionate abuse online, including 'women, people of color, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual individuals, and marginalized and historically underrepresented communities.'”

Wow! Ouch. The entire Wildling staff is on that list. Moreover, Wildling has always been committed to nurturing safe spaces for writers from all walks of life to develop their craft. Unlike Twitter, Wildling particularly aims to work with writers from marginalized groups and uplift their voices.

Twitter is coming for our allyship and our identity. They are no longer protecting us, our authors, and our community. So we're out.

Please connect with us on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, or through our mailing list.
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