Elon Musk Is About To Get A Serious Wake-Up Call

A portrait picture of Elon Musk photographed in Krakow, Poland, on Jan.22, 2024 and X, formerly Twitter, logo are screened for illustration photo.NurPhoto via Getty ImagesX may soon be dead in the water.Two years after Elon Musk’s controversial takeover of the platform formerly known as Twitter, users are threatening to leave (again) — this time for good.

It’s no secret that Musk has given X users numerous reasons to want to exit the social media app over the years, starting with the peculiar “X” rebrand and reported uptick of hate speech under the Tesla CEO’s reign.However, Musk’s involvement in the 2024 election — during which he served as a massive donor and echo chamber for President-elect Donald Trump and his Republican campaign — and new changes to his platform seemingly sealed the deal for many who have already declared their exit.Advertisement On Wednesday, Don Lemon announced that he’s quitting X after realizing it is no longer “a place for honest debate and discussion, transparency, and free speech” as he once believed it was, per a public statement.

In an accompanying video, the former CNN anchor also mentioned alarming updates to X’s terms of service — which include directives that all legal disputes be “brought exclusively in the U.S.District Court for the Northern District of Texas or state courts located in Tarrant County, Texas,” beginning Nov.

15 — as another reason for his departure.View this post on Instagram A post shared by Don Lemon (@donlemonofficial)That same day, Jamie Lee Curtis posted a screenshot on Instagram showing that she successfully deactivated her X account, although she didn’t explain why.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jamie Lee Curtis (@jamieleecurtis)Advertisement Public figures aren’t the only ones denouncing their use of the X platform.This week, The Guardian told its readers it would no longer post content from their offici...