Offaly domestic violence service quits X platform due to "toxic" environment

The Offaly Domestic Violence Support Service has announced it will no longer be engaging with the social media site X (formerly Twitter) due to what it described as the platform's "increasingly toxic environment".

X has been embroiled in controversy this week over reports that its AI tool, Grok, had been used to generate child sex abuse material.

On Wednesday of this week the national organisation Women's Aid announced it would be ending its use of X, and on Friday evening Offaly Domestic Violence Support Service (ODVSS) said it would follow suit.

"At Offaly Domestic Violence Support Service (ODVSS), we are committed to safety, dignity, and respect - online as well as offline," it said in a statement.

"After careful consideration, we have decided to cease engagement on X.

"The platform’s increasingly toxic environment, alongside the recent introduction of Grok AI tool that can be used to manipulate images of women into non-consensual nudity, is fundamentally at odds with our values and with the work we do to challenge abuse and exploitation.

"We will continue to engage our community through platforms that prioritise safety, accountability, and respect for women and survivors.

"Thank you for standing with us," ODVSS concluded.