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Also „The University of Oulu leaves X“
https://www.oulu.fi/en/news/university-oulu-leaves-x-focuses-other-social-media-platforms
The #University of #Oulu will discontinue university-level communications in the X. … Some Finnish universities, many public administration organizations, associations, and #companies have made the decision to abandon the channel.
"X's reach has dropped considerably. The platform's nature has become unpredictable and an instrument of a certain kind of policy. As a university, we want to participate in a #democratic and constructive debate that includes appreciating #science and #research. Now #X does not seem to offer such a platform," says Marja Jokinen, Director of Communications at the University of Oulu.
Bravo, UniOulu. Great decision! 
#eXit #Unis4Mastodon
The #eXit wave of #universities continues in northern #Europe, in #Finland.
After the university of Oulu also the university of #Helsinki will stop communicating via X.
“X no longer serves the purpose for which we have used it: disseminating the University’s communications content to our desired target groups. ..,” says Director of Communications Taina Kyllönen.
“We don’t want to promote a conflict-seeking conversational culture, nor do we wish to expose our #researchers to offensive behaviour through our own posts,” says Kyllönen.
https://studies.helsinki.fi/instructions/news/university-give-x-formerly-twitter-end-january