Our farewell to Twitter/X: staying true to our values

I made an X-it from Twitter a year ago (wrote about it here) and today we within the 99nicu Team also decided that we will delete our Twitter/X account.

Our ongoing mission is to foster a global community for neonatal professionals, engaging on platforms that reflect our core values: inclusivity, collaboration, and meaningful dialogue. Twitter used to be such a platform. However, recent shifts in that platform's culture, policies, and overall direction have prompted us to re-evaluate our presence there. We believe that professional networks thrive in environments that prioritize trust, respect, and integrity. As many of you see, Twitter/X is no longer such a network.

In short, we leave X and focus our efforts on platforms that better align with our vision and core values. Our focus will be our moderated forums here in 99nicu.org but we will also communicate through our Mastodon-server aka the NICUVERSE and through BlueSky.

To our followers on X - thank you for your support and contributions over the years. We hope you will stay connected with us through other channels, where we can better cultivate a sense of belonging and purpose.

This isn’t an end, just a shift toward a brighter, more collaborative future for our neonatal community. Let’s keep the conversation alive, just in a better space.