I am writing to Wycombe Wanderers Football Club, as supporter of over 40 years and a season ticket holder for 25 years, to ask the club to consider whether it is appropriate to continue to maintain an active presence on the X social media platform in its current guise.
As I am sure you are aware there have been many stories in the news in recent months regarding high profile X accounts openly promoting racism, calling for the removal of democratically elected UK politicians, and promoting a violent global far-right agenda. Any of these should be enough to make any organization question their ongoing engagement with the platform.
However, as a parent, husband, and son I have been disgusted by the recent news that the grok AI function in X has allowed users to create violent non-consensual sexual imagery of women and children.
I do not see how continuing to maintain an active presence on X aligns with the club’s policies regarding Safeguarding and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion or its stated community engagement goals.
I am proud to be a supporter of Wycombe Wanderers, a family club with a strong community involvement. That same community, in the form of the supporters trust, enabled the club to keep operating during difficult times.
I know how hard the club has worked to build a successful and engaging social media profile with Twitter being a huge part of that success. But the X today is not what Twitter of the past was. I now call upon the club to stop actively posting on X.
I know that the majority of UK football clubs maintain an X presence and I understand that making a change would be difficult but I am asking the club to show leadership to move away from X.
Every societal change requires someone to take the first step, I am asking Wycombe Wanderers to be one of those pioneers and take this positive step for your fans, your community, your children, your family, and your friends.
I look forward to a response on the clubs intentions regarding their X presence
I've written a letter (email) to Wycombe Wanderers @wwfc.com this afternoon to ask them to consider whether continuing to use X is appropriate for the club. See pic. #chairboys #wwfc #chairfolk #getoffx