Elton John award-winning artist has announced that he is leaving Twitter due to political changes and “uncensored” misinformation on the platform.
In a tweet posted on Friday, Elton John said: “All my life I’ve tried to use music to bring people together. However, it saddens me to see how misinformation is now being used to divide our world. I’ve decided not to do that anymore. Using Twitter, given recent changes In politics that will allow misinformation to flourish unchecked.”
Billionaire and Twitter CEO Elon Musk responded to the tweet. Musk said, “I love your music. I hope you come back. Is there any misinformation in particular that concerns you?”
After Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter was completed in late October, a number of celebrities, including producer Shonda Rhimes and singer Toni Braxton, Undertaking to leave the social media platform. Many said they feared changes to Twitter would allow hate speech and inappropriate content to be spread on the platform, and Track researchers An “immediate” crescendo of “vulgar and hostile” rhetoric.
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