====== PHP RFC: Remove the links to X.com from PHP.net ====== * Version: 1.0 * Date: 2026-04-12 * Author: Jim Winstead, jimw@php.net * Status: Draft * Implementation: https://github.com/php/web-php/pull/1879 ===== Proposal ===== The PHP project has not posted to its account on X (formerly known as Twitter) since 2023. Due to to the current nature of the site as a political project of a transphobic and white supremacist owner, there is no reason for the PHP project to have a presence there and the links to the now-dormant account should be removed from PHP.net. ===== RFC Impact ===== ==== To the Ecosystem ==== PHP will no longer have an official presence on X.com. ===== Voting Choices ===== Primary Vote requiring a 2/3 majority to accept the RFC: * Yes * No * Abstain ===== Implementation ===== [[https://github.com/php/web-php/pull/1879|PR]] ===== References ===== * [[https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/eff-leaving-x|The EFF's post about leaving X.]] * [[https://www.wired.com/story/musk-trump-support-x/|Wired article about the political nature of Twitter]] Discussion: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/130610 ===== Changelog ===== * 2026-04-12: Initial version. * 2026-04-12: Clarified that the account is dormant, not outside of project control * 2026-05-01: Clarified what was meant by the current nature of the site