Leave X for the benefit of democracy and against Trump? In the last few weeks, before the fateful point of the American presidential election, Elon Musk became one of the closest advisors, and above all one of the main financial supporters of Donald Trump. Musk financed the Republican candidate's campaign to the tune of $118 million (approximately 111.70 million euros). And Trump has already declared giving the multi-hatted billionaire a role on the “commission on government efficiency”.
After Musk's takeover of Twitter (now X) at the end of October 2022, the platform underwent major, often controversial, changes. Many employees left the company, or were fired, following major budget cuts initiated by the new boss. But Musk above all emphasized freedom of expression, with very lax moderation practices, giving free rein to extreme, and very often fascist, LGBT-phobic, and racist content. An increase in hate speech, harassment and misinformation has been objectively noted and measured.
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Trump's victory appears to have sealed the deal for many Hollywood stars already weary of the platform, as well as the alleged censorship that will take place on the network. And there are many who join BlueSkythe direct opponent of X. The decentralized social media platform, initially financed by Twitter in 2019 as a test project, is today independent after the acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk. The actor Mark Ruffalo said: “It’s refreshing to be part of a platform that takes a stand against hate speech and harassment.” The director Ava DuVernay also added, “I’m excited to be part of a community that values inclusion and positivity.”
The platform notably gained 2.6 million users during the week following the ban on X in Brazil last August. And according to the CEO of Bluesky, Jay Graberthe site reached 15 million users on November 15. In just five days, the platform gained five million additional users, marking explosive growth since November 5, the day Trump was elected.
Of Stephen King has Barbra Streisandhere are the stars who have decided to leave the social network
Mark Hamill
The actor of Star Wars Mark Hamill was one of Hollywood's biggest Twitter followers. He left »
Mark Hamill during the panel for “The Wild Robot” at Deadline Contenders Film in Los Angeles, November 16, 2024.
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Stephen King
On November 14, Twitter veteran Stephen King announced his departure from the platform. “I'm leaving Twitter,” wrote the author of Carrie, Shining or even Misery. I tried to stay, but the atmosphere became too toxic. » The renowned author invited his fans to follow him on Threads, the social media platform developed by Meta (parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp).
