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The vibes on Twitter are off. They’ve been for a while, but now the Vogel app has morphed into a meme of a girl watching a house burn down thanks to Elon Musk’s continued efforts to dominate the platform — which until now has consisted of giving users $8 (in his own words) “scrapped” him, fired about half of the company’s 7,500 employees, recommended people vote Republican, and suspended Kathy Griffin for “impersonating” him. And now the world’s biggest social media activists – celebrities, of course – are protesting by deactivating their profiles and/or shutting down the app. So far, there seems to be only one person who can save the platform: Azealia Banks. Below is a running list of all the celebs who have given up on Twitter in the wake of Musk’s takeover…for now.
All my life I’ve tried to use music to bring people together. Still, it saddens me to see how misinformation is now being used to divide our world.
I’ve decided to stop using Twitter given the recent policy change that will allow misinformation to thrive.
— Elton John (@eltonofficial) December 9, 2022
I’m leaving Twitter, but first, here’s a cartoon I made with my friend Jimmy Hayward. It’s based on my painting of a crazy old lighthouse keeper standing naked in a storm, summoning the angels and lighting his lamp to guide us through a treacherous night. I love you all so much! ;^j pic.twitter.com/Cqmp74A87r
— Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) November 29, 2022
[email protected] says on #TheView that she’s “done with Twitter” “as of tonight”.
“I’m going to get out, and when it calms down and I’m more comfortable, I might come back.” https://t.co/cVclFZQmjA pic.twitter.com/0Ih9fp9yHG
— The View (@TheView) November 7, 2022
Not hanging around for what Elon has planned. goodbye
— Shonda Rhymes (@shondarhimes) October 29, 2022
Gigi Hadid announced that she left Twitter following Elon Musk’s takeover:
“Especially with its new leadership, it’s becoming more and more of a cesspool of hatred and bigotry and it’s not a place I want to be a part of.” pic.twitter.com/NM3LdOd7pn
— Pop Base (@PopBase) November 6, 2022
This will be my last tweet. Last night @elonmusk posted an alt-right anti-Semitic meme, a fake @cnn story and a picture of guns on his bedside table. @Twitter has become a cesspool of racism, antisemitism, disinformation and moronic alt-right hatred and it’s time to go.
— moby XⓋX (@thelittleidiot) November 29, 2022
Good. It was fun Twitter. I’m out. See you on other platforms folks. I’m sorry, that’s just not for me. ❤️🙏🏼
— Sara Bareilles (@SaraBareilles) October 30, 2022
I am shocked and appalled by some of the “freedom of speech” I have seen on this platform since it was taken over. Hate speech disguised as “freedom of speech” is unacceptable; so i choose to stay away from twitter as it is no longer a safe place for me, my sons and other POC.
— Toni Braxton (@tonibraxton) October 29, 2022
Hey everyone –
I’m leaving now. No judgement.
Let’s keep the faith.
Let’s protect our democracy.
Let’s try to be nicer.
Let’s try to save the planet.
Let’s try to be more generous.
Let’s try to find peace in the world.
💙
— Ken Olin (@kenolin1) October 28,
Fuck you forever @ElonMusk ✌️
Deleted my account today.
Friendly people, if you want you can reach me on @instagram. pic.twitter.com/g3ZI3B1E2H
— Laura Benanti (@LauraBenanti) November 7, 2022
What the heck happened to David Dastmalchian’s Twitter account? pic.twitter.com/2dnyGDBBu2
— Kellen (@ThetrueDuckman) October 31, 2022
Not for eight dollars or eight cents. No more free content for a platform that, while already vulnerable, is being tailored for organized disinformation and anti-Semitic/racist provocation. Staying is unethical. Fuck Elon Musk; The Technobrat can choke on his new toy. https://t.co/I0m0CZwUhC
— David Simon (@AoDespair) November 9, 2022
Photo: Deadline/@stephenfry via Twitter
… And the band played on … not much longer. I can feel the deck shaking so I want to thank each and every one of you for the laughter, learning, love, connection and inspiration. Overall a wonderful experience. Time still open ❤️💫
— Liz Phair (@PhizLair) November 11, 2022
in honor of pedro pascal turning off twitter, post your favorite tweet
Here’s mine <3 pic.twitter.com/Ewd55GNpHu
— jessi (@baImaceda) November 20, 2022
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