Since the takeover of Twitter by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk in early November, several celebrities have decided to leave the social network.
American musician Moby announced last week that he was ending his activities on the platform.
Very active on the social network since his registration in 2008, the 57-year-old artist wanted to use this gesture to condemn this social network, which, in his opinion, suffers from racism, anti-Semitism and misinformation.
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“This will be my last tweet. Last night, Elon Musk shared an anti-Semitic meme used by the alt-right, a fake story attributed to CNN, a picture of a gun on his bedside table. Twitter has become a cesspool of racism, anti-Semitism, misinformation and far-right hate. And it’s time to leave him, ”Moby wrote, attacking Elon Musk in the forehead.
Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes, actresses Thea Leoni and Whoopi Goldberg, actor and director Ken Olin, musician Sarah Bareilles, singer Toni Braxton and model Gigi Hadid have already deleted their accounts, as have companies like Balenciaga.
This will be my last tweet. Last night, @elonmusk posted an anti-Semitic alt-right meme, a fake @cnn story, and a picture of a gun on his bedside table. @Twitter has become a cesspool of racism, antisemitism, misinformation and dumb hatred of the alt-right and it’s time to go.
— Moby XⓋX (@thelittleidiot) November 29, 2022
Jim Carrey also announced that he was leaving Twitter, writing: “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. The watchman standing naked during the storm, calling to the angels and shining his lamp to guide us through the treacherous night. I love you all! »
In the name of freedom of speech, Elon Musk on November 23 announced the end of the moderation of false information about COVID-19.
The social network has removed most of its moderation capabilities, abruptly ending contracts with several thousand service providers, mostly moderators.