Musician Elton John quits Twitter as a consequence of misinformation
3 min readBy PTI
LOS ANGELES: Veteran musician Elton John has determined to not use Twitter citing “misinformation” as the explanation.
The singer-songwriter shared the information in an announcement posted on the microblogging web site.
“All my life I’ve tried to use music to bring people together. Yet it saddens me to see how misinformation is now being used to divide our world,” John tweeted.
“I’ve decided to no longer use Twitter, given their recent change in policy which will allow misinformation to flourish unchecked,” he added.
All my life I’ve tried to make use of music to carry folks collectively. Yet it saddens me to see how misinformation is now getting used to divide our world.
I’ve determined to not use Twitter, given their current change in coverage which can permit misinformation to flourish unchecked.
— Elton John (@eltonofficial) December 9, 2022
The platform had introduced round two weeks in the past that it’s going to not implement a coverage to fight misinformation concerning the Covid-19 pandemic.
In response to John’s put up, Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted that he hopes the singer returns to the platform quickly.
“I love your music. Hope you come back. Is there any misinformation in particular that you’re concerned about?” Musk wrote.
John’s departure comes as Twitter continues to stay on the centre of quite a lot of controversies, most notably antisemitic posts on the platform by Kanye West and Kyrie Irving, which have been criticised by the Anti-Defamation League, Ari Emanuel, LeBron James and plenty of others.
Other outstanding personalities to stop Twitter since Musk took over the platform are Whoopi Goldberg, Jim Carrey, Shonda Rhimes, David Simon, Jamela Jamil, Trent Reznor, Gigi Hadid, Toni Braxton, Téa Leoni, Jack White, Liz Phair and Stephen Fry.
LOS ANGELES: Veteran musician Elton John has determined to not use Twitter citing “misinformation” as the explanation.
The singer-songwriter shared the information in an announcement posted on the microblogging web site.
“All my life I’ve tried to use music to bring people together. Yet it saddens me to see how misinformation is now being used to divide our world,” John tweeted.
“I’ve decided to no longer use Twitter, given their recent change in policy which will allow misinformation to flourish unchecked,” he added.
All my life I’ve tried to make use of music to carry folks collectively. Yet it saddens me to see how misinformation is now getting used to divide our world.
I’ve determined to not use Twitter, given their current change in coverage which can permit misinformation to flourish unchecked.
— Elton John (@eltonofficial) December 9, 2022
The platform had introduced round two weeks in the past that it’s going to not implement a coverage to fight misinformation concerning the Covid-19 pandemic.
In response to John’s put up, Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted that he hopes the singer returns to the platform quickly.
“I love your music. Hope you come back. Is there any misinformation in particular that you’re concerned about?” Musk wrote.
John’s departure comes as Twitter continues to stay on the centre of quite a lot of controversies, most notably antisemitic posts on the platform by Kanye West and Kyrie Irving, which have been criticised by the Anti-Defamation League, Ari Emanuel, LeBron James and plenty of others.
Other outstanding personalities to stop Twitter since Musk took over the platform are Whoopi Goldberg, Jim Carrey, Shonda Rhimes, David Simon, Jamela Jamil, Trent Reznor, Gigi Hadid, Toni Braxton, Téa Leoni, Jack White, Liz Phair and Stephen Fry.
