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Gigi Hadid deletes Twitter as it is ‘becoming more of a cesspool of hate and bigotry’ in the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover of the social media platform
Gigi Hadid has become the latest celebrity to leave Twitter after tech mogul Elon Musk completed his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter last week.
On Saturday, the 27-year-old supermodel informed her 76.2 Instagram followers that she had “deactivated” her Twitter account because of “his new leadership”.
“It’s increasingly becoming a cesspool of hate and bigotry, and it’s not a place I want to be a part of,” she wrote on her Instagram Story.
Say goodbye: Gigi Hadid has become the latest celebrity to leave Twitter after tech mogul Elon Musk completed his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter last week; seen last month
The five-foot beauty with whom she “only regrets the fans” with whom she “has been happy to be in touch for ten years” on the platform.
Ultimately, she explained that she believes Twitter is no longer “a safe place for anyone, nor a platform that will do more good than harm.”
She also shared a screenshot of a viral tweet, written by Shannon Raj Singh, who informed her followers that “the entire human rights team has been kicked out of the company.”
“It’s increasingly becoming a cesspool of hate and bigotry, and it’s not a place I want to be a part of,” she wrote on her Instagram story.
Sad: She finally explained that she believes Twitter is no longer ‘a safe place for anyone, nor a platform that will do more good than harm’
Despite her resignation, she said she “is immensely proud of the work we have done to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights, to protect those at risk in global conflicts and crises, including Ethiopia, Afghanistan and Ukraine.” the needs of those particularly at risk of human rights violations because of their social media presence, such as journalists and human rights defenders.’
Hadid’s decision comes after Bot Sentinel, a data company, discovered that Twitter may have lost more than a million users since Musk bought the tech company for $44 billion, indicating that some users have been suspended by the company and others may have been deactivated in protest. .
Before leaving the microblogging site, the Vogue cover girl had over 10,536,819 followers.
Protest: Hadid’s decision comes after Bot Sentinel, a data company, discovered that Twitter may have lost more than a million users since Musk bought the tech company for $44 billion, indicating that some users have been suspended by the company and others may have been disabled . protest
Now, when fans go to her former profile, it just says “this account doesn’t exist.”
TV screenwriter Shonda Rhimes, actor Mia Farrow, as well as Madam Secretary star Téa Leoni, She Hulk actor Jameela Jamil, as well as authors and activists Shaun King and Amy Siskind have all threatened to boycott the platform.
Musk has already sparked backlash for his new verified checkmark system that will cost $8 a month.
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