This is just datapoint... https://connect.geant.org/2024/04/29/geant-is-ceasing-activities-on-x-fka-tw... This also have links to other NRENs and Universities that did the same... Also regarding the "20,000 followers" - I think this wrong metric, but I am not a social media expert, so I don't know how to cleanup this list to remove dead accounts (like GÉANT above) and bots to understand what's the actual number of people you are reaching this way. Cheers, -- Ondřej Surý (He/Him) ondrej@sury.org
On 29. 4. 2024, at 11:57, Ulka Athale <uathale@ripe.net> wrote:
Regarding the ethics of being on Twitter, or any other social media platform, we need to consider the risk of our absence. The official RIPE NCC accounts have nearly 20,000 followers and social media remains an important way for us to reach people who might not be reading our emails. No longer maintaining an active presence leaves us open to the risk of copycat accounts (which has been a concern ever since Twitter changed its verification system), and might make us less accessible to the many people and organisations who continue to use it. We have a responsibility to remain open and reachable.