After careful consideration, we’ve made the decision to leave X.
For our communications team, it was an easy choice.
What began as a supportive, inclusive, and vibrant platform for connection and networking has sadly become the opposite. X no longer reflects our values. It has become a space dominated by hate speech, discrimination, and divisive, harmful, and sensationalised content.
We want to engage with our members and supporters in meaningful ways. But that became increasingly difficult as our feed filled with hostility, and we rarely saw updates from the inspiring individuals and organisations we follow.
Twitter once offered a safe and supportive community for charities. That community has all but disappeared. In fact, X has become a dangerous space—particularly for the charities and causes we champion.
We’re not alone in this. Many other charities have already stepped away.
Charity Digital Report 2025:
51% of charities have either left or cut back on their use of X (a dramatic increase from the 18% moving away from X last year). This rises to 60% of large charities and 65% of LGBTQIA+ charities.
Media Trust:
Since Elon Musk took over Twitter in 2022, there have been questions over the platform’s stability. A slow chipping away of functionality and safety features, changes to the algorithm making engagement drop through the floor and a general culture of unpleasantness meant that being on X became hard work, particularly for charities.
Thankfully, we have a strong presence on other platforms and are committed to finding safe, welcoming online spaces where we can continue to:
- Share our training and events
- Champion our member organisations
- Keep you updated with the latest charity news
- Promote volunteering
- Celebrate awareness days and campaigns
- Connect and engage in meaningful conversations
- Celebrate our wonderful Cambridgeshire community
Social media still has the power to do good—and we’re here for it.