"I'm Out": Some Celebrities Are Vowing To Leave Twitter Now That Elon Musk Is In Control

CBS Los Angeles

November 1, 2022

Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter has already led to some major shake-ups at the company. Musk named himself "chief Twit," fired top executives and shared his plans to change the platform's current content moderation and bans. Many fear the changes will allow hate speech and inappropriate content on the platform, and as a result, several celebrities and high profile people have vowed to leave.

Musk first announced his plan to buy the company in April. At the time, actor and activist Jameela Jamil, activist Shaun King, comic book writer Erik Larsen, wrestler Mick Foley and others said they would no longer use Twitter if he bought it. The $44 billion sale went through in late October.

Now that Musk is officially in control, more stars have become critical of him and made the same promise to leave while others seemed to be on the fence.

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