The acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk drove many personalities from human rights organizations and the entertainment industry away from the social networking medium. The Tesla founder succeeded in acquiring the platform by paying $44 billion. Hours before the announcement, billionaire Elon Musk urged his "worst critics" to stay on Twitter. However, many users of the site reacted to the news of the sale by announcing they would delete their accounts.
The first high-profile star to say she would leave the platform was English actress and presenter Jamila Jamil, who said she feared how the environment would change under Musk's ownership. Meanwhile, there were some who, while criticising Musk, pledged to stay on the platform to "stay in the race". Others saw their accounts reactivated[/B] after being banned for breaking rules when Twitter was owned by Jack Dorsey.
American singer and actress Hazelia Banks and political commentator Tucker Carlson returned to the site, where they could not post. Ice Cube - who has restrictions on his account - expressed his delight that Twitter has a new owner, writing: "Finally free! Elon Musk remove the shadow ban my friend" ( a practice of blocking or partially blocking a user or their content)
Jamilah Jamil[/B] immediately announced her plans to leave the site, sending one last message to her followers, which included four photos of her and her dog. The actress Mia Farrow posted a tweet, which has since been deleted: "Well, if Twitter becomes even more toxic with Trump-type lies and all the hate will be taken less seriously and people like me will withdraw for peace of mind." After receiving criticism from her followers, Farrow appeared to change her mind, asking Musk to "keep Twitter worthy of its past accomplishments and law-abiding people everywhere."
Succession star J. Smith Cameron has hinted that she will switch to another social media outlet due to Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter, according to a report in The Independent. "Anyone ready to find another forum that isn't Musk's, without misinformation and a constant stream of unfiltered hate?"
Amy Siscide Amy Siscide an activist[/B] for freedoms, women's rights and the LGBTQ community and author of "The List: A Week-by-Week Reckoning of Trump's First Yea" said she will be available for communication via Facebook "until something better comes along." Explaining the rationale behind her decision to leave Twitter, she wrote: "Any content I provide here goes directly to enriching a man who I think is absolutely awful." The author added: "People need to understand that this is no longer a public company. Every post you make here is free content to enrich one man, Elon Musk. He totally controls and answers to no one. I don't see him as a mentally stable person."
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