Posted on 12/09/2022 2:47:48 PM PST by nickcarraway
Elton John will no longer use Twitter, citing the platform's "recent change in policy which will allow misinformation to flourish unchecked."
The social media company has come under fire since being purchased for $44 billion by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who had repeatedly questioned Twitter's commitment to free speech. He's since fired top executives, as well as a large portion of the company's overall staff, while implementing a number of controversial new features. He has also faced backlash after reinstating the Twitter accounts of both former president Donald Trump and Kanye West. (West was banned again for sharing anti-semitic material.)
John's announcement may be in reference to another recent development in which Twitter is now declining to enforce its own policy against COVID-19 misinformation.
"All my life, I've tried to use music to bring people together," John wrote in his farewell tweet. "Yet it saddens me to see how misinformation is now being used to divide our world."
John is not the first well-known act to leave Twitter. Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor announced his decision to depart last month. "We don't need the arrogance of the billionaire class to feel like they can just come in and solve everything. Even without [Musk] involved, I just find that it has become such a toxic environment," he said. "For my mental health, I need to tune out. I don't feel good being there anymore."
Jack White quit over its new stance on moderation, but not before addressing Musk directly. "Perhaps you're learning how harmful it can be when you let dangerous, hateful people say whatever they want on your stage," White said in an Instagram post. "Do the right thing Elon and don't provide other hate mongers a stage."
Joe Bonamassa left social media entirely last month, though he cited more general reasons. "Social media has become such a distraction for me," Bonamassa wrote in a since-deleted post. "This place feels like it has the maturity of high school and I fear I am gonna be provoked one day into saying something I might regret. Enjoy it before it destroys your soul."
“...allow disinformation to flourish unchecked....”. Did Ellie actually ever read it before! It WAS proving ground for mis/dis/mal-information.
I still listen to those 1970s albums, don't need Elton to be on Twitter to listen to those.
For me, all of these a-holes leaving Twitter is about as consequential as the FIFA World Cup currently being pushed on us. Ultimately,.....man....I don’t care. Actors, musicians, and athletes need to learn to ply their trade on the screen, stage, and field. Other than that, they need to shut it. The unwarranted self importance from these assclowns is mind numbing.
I think Cap’n Fantastic wants an FJB sniff when he gets a freedom medal for this
“Has he? Do you think he really goes on himself? He probably has a company he pays to post things for him.”
Nobody friggin cares if Elton John is on or off Twitter.
I don’t care if ANYBODY is on of off Twitter.
But there IS NO SUCH THING as ‘mis or dis information’
It’s called Free Speech Elton.
Only an idiot thinks everything we read should be “verified”.
Hey, all the members of Al-Qaeda also believe in one side of thinking, and to them, everybody that is not Muslim is wrong about everything and should all be dead.
Elton is the same kind of mindset, where every opinion not agreeing with his one-sided world-view, has to be wrong and eradicated.
His legend burned out before his candle ever did.
“Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”
— (not a) Tiny Dancer
I hope all the anti Free Speech people mentioned in the article stay off Twitter and go to hell.
It’s maddening reading people who demand censorship.
One less pervert on a social media site, a drop in the **** bucket.
Just because you don’t like it doesn’t mean it’s misinformation Elton. If you think something is inaccurate, defend your position. Make your case. Otherwise you are just legitimizing the old adage that none are so blind as they who refuse to see.
God Save The Queen..
I might join twitter now. With Elton John gone, the disinformation factor has fallen significantly.
LOL!
Joe Bonamassa left social media entirely last month, though he cited more general reasons. "Social media has become such a distraction for me," Bonamassa wrote in a since-deleted post. "This place feels like it has the maturity of high school and I fear I am gonna be provoked one day into saying something I might regret. Enjoy it before it destroys your soul."
I agree totally~!
signed: Boofy
So true~!
So... a performing artist has an issue with free speech.
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