X-odus

A (hopefully) collaborative list to document how relevant organisations and key accounts that have decided to break relationswhips with X and have made a public statement.

Organisations that have quitted X

The following organisations have deleted their accounts in X or publicly announced they would stop publishing there.

Universities & Research organisations

Austria

• Universität Wien (2024-11-25): Statement

France

• The University of Strasbourg (2024-01-18): Statement
• Sorbonne Université (2024-11-27): Statement

Germany

1. Alanus Hochschule für Kunst und Gesellschaft (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
2. Bauhaus-Universität Weimar (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
3. Berliner Hochschule für Technik (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
4. Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus – Senftenberg (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
5. Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
6. Deutsche Ornithologische Gesellschaft (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
7. Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
8. Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
9. Fachhochschule Dortmund (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
10. FernUniversität in Hagen (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
11. Freie Universität Berlin (2024-04-24): Source
12. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
13. Goethe-Universität Frankfurt (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
14. HAWK Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
15. Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
16. Hochschule Anhalt (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
17. Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
18. Hochschule Darmstadt (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
19. Hochschule der Bildenden Künste Saar (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
20. Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
21. Hochschule für Philosophie München (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
22. Hochschule Furtwangen (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
23. Hochschule München (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
24. Hochschule Neubrandenburg (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
25. Hochschule Osnabrück (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
26. Hochschule RheinMain (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
27. Hochschule Ruhr West (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
28. Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
29. Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nürtingen-Geislingen (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
30. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
31. HTW Berlin
32. Institut für Vogelforschung (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
33. Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
34. Justus-Liebig-Gesellschaft (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
35. Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
36. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) (2024-12-04): Source
37. Katholische Hochschule Nordrhein-Westfalen (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
38. Kirchliche Hochschule Wuppertal (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
39. Leibniz-Zentrum für Marine Tropenforschung (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
40. Leibniz-Institut für Ostseeforschung Warnemünde (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
41. Medizinische Universität Innsbruck (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
42. Open Science an der Universität Bern (2024-12-02): Source
43. Philipps-Universität Marburg (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
44. RWTH Aachen (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
45. Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
46. Technische Hochschule Köln (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
47. Technische Universität Berlin
48. Technische Universität Braunschweig (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
49. Technische Universität Darmstadt (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
50. Technische Universität Dresden (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
51. Universität Bamberg (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
52. Universität Bayreuth (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
53. Universität Bremen (2024-10-19): Source
54. Universität der Künste Berlin (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
55. Universität des Saarlandes (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
56. Universität Duisburg-Essen (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
57. Universität Erfurt (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
58. Universität Greifswald (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
59. Universität Heidelberg (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
60. Universität Hohenheim (2022-11-11): Statement
61. Universität Innsbruck (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
62. Universität Münster (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
63. Universität Potsdam (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
64. Universität Oldenburg
65. Universität Siegen (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
66. Universität Trier (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
67. Universität Ulm (2024-10-24): Source
68. Universität Würzburg (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
69. Universität zu Lübeck (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)
70. Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau (2025-01-10): [Source](Universities and research institutions leave social network X | Press and Public Relations)

Luxembourg

• University of Luxembourg (): Source

Spain

• ANECA (2025-01-09): Statement
• CRUE Universidad (2025-01-17): Statement
• Universitat de Barcelona (2024-11-20): Statement
• Universitat Jaume I (2025-01-17): Statement (Catalan), English, Spanish.

The Netherlands

• University of Groningen Library (2024-10-19): Statement
• Utrech University (2024-07-03): Statement
• VU Amsterdam (2024-11-21): Statement

UK

• JISC (2024-08-21): Statement
• King's College of London: Abandoned since 2019-05-22
• Loughborough University: Abandoned since 2024-05-30
• UCL's Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) (2024-11-25): Statement
• University of Warwick
  • Centre for Digital Enquiry
  • Warwick R user group (2023-10-03): Statement
  • Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies (2025-01-20): Statement

News

Europe

• European Federation of Journalists (2024-11-26): Statement

France

• Ouest-France (2024-11-19): Statement
• The Conversation France: Statement

Spain

• La Vanguardia (2024-11-14): Statement

UK

• The Guardian (2024-11-13): Statement

US

• NPR (2023-04-12): Statement
• PBS

Governments and governmental bodies

Europe

• EU comission (2023-11-17): source

France

• Paris City Council (2025-01-20): Source

Luxembourg

• Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (2024-10-23): source

United Kingdom

• North Wales Police (2024-11-13): source
• Victoria’s Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (2024-11-13): source

Organisations that have stopped advertising on X

Companies

• 3M (2024-11-13): source: Yahoo News
• Apple (2023-11-17): source: Axios
• Balenciaga (2024-11-13): source: Yahoo News
• Berlin Film Festival (2024-11-13): source: Yahoo News
• Best Buy (2024-11-13): source: Yahoo News
• Devon County Council (2024-11-13): source: Yahoo News
• Eli Lilly (2024-11-13): source: Yahoo News
• IBM (2023-11-17): source: Reuters
• Kohls Corp (2023-01-20): source: Reuters
• Kraft Heinz Co (2023-01-20): source: Reuters
• Lionsgate (2023-11-17): source Bloomberg
• Magers & Quinn Booksellers (2024-11-13): source: Yahoo News
• Mars (2024-09-05): source: CNN
• Nestle SA (2023-01-20): source: Reuters
• NPR (2024-11-13): source: Yahoo News
• Playbill (2024-11-13): source: Yahoo News
• Royal National orthopaedic hospital (2024-11-13): source: Yahoo News
• Target Corp (2023-01-20): source: Reuters
• The Guardian (2024-11-13): source: Yahoo News
• Unilever (2024-09-05): source: CNN
• UnitedHealth Group (2024-11-13): source: Yahoo News
• Volkswagen ( ): source

Countries where X is banned:

• Brazil

Contributors

This project follows the all-contributors specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!

Thanks goes to these wonderful people (emoji key):

Carlos Cámara 💻 🔣

Jean-Marc Viglino 🔣