Elton John announced he is leaving Twitter over misinformation – and Elon Musk has responded

Award-winning artist Elton John introduced he’s quitting Twitter over coverage adjustments and “unchecked” misinformation on the platform.  

In a tweet posted Friday, Elton John stated, “All my life I’ve tried to make use of music to convey individuals collectively. But it saddens me to see how misinformation is now getting used to divide our world. I’ve determined to now not use Twitter, given their latest change in coverage which is able to permit misinformation to flourish unchecked.”

Billionaire and Twitter CEO Elon Musk responded to the tweet. “I like your music. Hope you come again,” Musk stated, “Is there any misinformation specifically that you simply’re involved about?”

After Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter was accomplished in late October, a lot of celebrities, together with producer Shonda Rhimes and singer Toni Braxton, vowed to leave the social media platform. Many stated they feared adjustments to Twitter will permit hate speech and inappropriate content material to unfold on the platform, and researchers tracked an “quick” spike in “vulgar and hostile” rhetoric.

Greg Cannella

Greg Cannella is a social media producer and author for CBS Information, targeted on trending tales.