After businessman Elon Musk closed the purchase of Twitter on the afternoon of October 27, his first decision was to fire Parag Agrawal, the platform’s CEO, and Vijaya Gadde, general counsel and legal, political and trustee director. , who at the time supported the ban on political advertising and the suspension of Trump.
However, they are not the only ones who left the platform, since several of the celebrities and users of this social network decided to close their account when they learned that Elon Musk had finally acquired Twitter.
Recall that in May, Elon Musk stated that he would restore the account of former President Donald Trump if he effectively became the owner of the site. Due to the well-known ideology of the former president, the concern of users has become latent, as it is speculated that freedom of expression will become hate speech, intolerance, and lawless racism.
A day after becoming the new owner of Twitter, Musk outlined all the things he plans to implement on the platform and one of them is a content moderation tip, causing many of the tweeters to worry. twitterers that have been suspended and censored.
Twitter will be forming a content moderation council with widely diverse viewpoints.
No major content decisions or account reinstatements will happen before that council agrees.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 28, 2022
Not satisfied with Musk being the owner, the celebrities did not hesitate to leave the platform. Among them are actor Alex Winter, from Bill & Tedand screenwriter Shonda Rhimes, who said she wouldn’t wait for any surprises Elon has planned to pull out.
Another one who joined the massive abandonment of Twitter was the executive producer of This Is Us, Ken Olin, who said goodbye to his followers indicating that he was off the platform, without trial. However, there are personalities who are not sure whether to stay or go, such as actor Josh Gad, who in a tweet indicated that he was inclined to stay, but perceives that what is happening now is a sign of things to come.
Large exodus happening on this platform. Not sure if I stay or not. Leaning toward staying, but if today is a sign of things to come, not sure what the point is. Freedom of speech is great. Hate speech intended to incite harm, (with no consequences) ain’t what I signed up for.
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) October 29, 2022
On the other hand, actor and director Rob Reiner is inviting users to stay to preserve constitutional democracy. In fact, Elon Musk tweeted his hope that even his worst critics will remain because that’s what free speech means. Will be?
The list of users who leave this social network increases with the passing of the hours. We will have to be aware of the opinion of Latin netizens and, above all, find out if they will remain on Twitter regardless of their new owner or not.
For those who are fighting to preserve our Constitutional Democracy, now is not the time to leave Twitter. Now is the time to VOTE BLUE!
— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) October 28, 2022