Mind has become the latest in a raft of charities to quit Elon Musk’s social media platform X and focus on alternatives, such as Bluesky and LinkedIN.

In a post on the platform, which was formerly known as Twitter, titled “over and out” it said “we’ve been thinking long and hard about our future on X”.

“We’ve had some good times n here over the years, calling out stigma, raising awareness, supporting people and calling for the UK government to do better for mental health,” it said.

“But nothing lasts forever and we’ve decided that X is no longer the right place for us to reach the people we need to reach, or achieve the things we need to achieve”.

While it will leave its account on X “for now” it will not be posting anymore on the platform.

It directs its followers to its alternative accounts on Bluesky, Instagram, Facebook and Tiktok.

Over and out. pic.twitter.com/1OoZMpGbiN

— Mind (@MindCharity) January 29, 2025

Among other charities to also quit X in recent days is Crawley Community Action.

“Our mission is to build a stronger, more connected community—one based on kindness, inclusivity & positive community action,” it said.

“Unfortunately, we no longer feel that X is the right place for us to do that.”

It added that the platform, which has been blighted by misinformation, right wing views and a lack of moderation since Musk took over, “does not alight with our charity’s values, and we are deeply concerned about its role in increasing division in society”.

Last month Rape Crisis South London announced it was also leaving X.

It said it had made the move “after careful consideration” amid concerns across the charity sector over the proliferation of hate speech, misinformation and lack of moderation on Musk’s platform.

Others to make the move include Refugee Action, which in December last year announced that it was “ done with the unchecked hate, racism, misinformation and conspiracy theories” on X.

Another is Scotland based Children First, which said in November last year that “we no longer believe that X provides a positive space to achieve our goals to progress children’s rights”.

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