A charity that supports survivors of rape and sexual abuse has announced its departure from Elon Musk’s social media platform X saying “it no longer reflects the principles that guide our work".

Rape Crisis South London 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, which was formerly known as Twitter.

“As an organisation committed to supporting survivors of rape and sexual abuse, we continuously strive to align our values with platforms and spaces that promote inclusivity, safety, and respect,” it said.

It added that “we remain steadfast in our mission to support our community and will continue to connect through other channels”, which includes Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn, where it has announced the change.

Commenting on its LinkedIN post Kayleigh Butler, chief executive of education organisation LVA Trust said: “Really support this. I decided our org would not engage in X (Twitter then) for similar reasons. There’s free speech and then there’s allowing hate speech disguised as free speech.”



Rape Crisis South London is the latest charity to quit X amid concerns around the platform since Musk, who in 2025 became a senior member of US President Donald Trump's administration, took over.

Many charities have also set up accounts on rival platform Bluesky, which exceeded 28m users this week.

Among those to make the move is 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”.

A raft of charity leaders have also left X in favour of other platforms, including Bluesky. This includes ACEVO chief executive Jane Ide and YoungMinds chief executive Laura Bunt.

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