After Shonda Rhimes, several other celebrities leave Twitter as Elon Musk takes over

Are you thinking of permanently closing your Twitter account? It wouldn't be you alone. Following Tesla CEO Elon Musk's acquisition of the social media platform, a number of celebrities, including Toni Braxton and Sara Bareilles, declared they would stop using the microblogging website.

The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX finalised Twitter's $44 billion acquisition on Thursday. Because Elon Musk has referred to himself as a free speech absolutist, there have been worries that since he bought Twitter, the company will no longer work to suppress large swaths of false information or hate speech.

Numerous celebrities, like Toni Braxton and Sara Bareilles, declared that they would stop using the social media platform as a result of Elon Musk's purchase and the list continues to grow.


The $44 billion acquisition of Twitter was completed on Thursday by the CEOs of Tesla and SpaceX. There have been concerns that since Elon Musk purchased Twitter, the firm will no longer attempt to restrict significant portions of incorrect information or hate speech because Musk has referred to himself as a "free speech absolutist."

• Shonda Rhimes: The creator of "Scandal" and "Grey's Anatomy" informed her fans on Saturday that she is not staying around for whatsoever Elon has planned. Bye.

• Sara Bareilles: Bareilles, who is known for her songs "Love Song" and "Brave," tweeted on Sunday that she would see her fans on "other platforms." Sorry, but I'm just not into this one, she remarked.




• Toni Braxton: Singer Braxton of "Un-Break My Heart" expressed her shock and outrage at some of the "free speech" she has observed on this site following its takeover. It is unacceptable for hate speech to be spoken under the guise of "free expression," therefore she stated, "I am opting to stay off Twitter since it is no anymore a secure space for myself, my sons, and other POC."

• Téa Leoni: Actress Leoni, who plays "Madam Secretary," said on Twitter on Saturday that she is "coming off" the platform, encouraging her followers to "see where we are after the dust settles." "Today's dust has uncovered too much hatred and too much wrong-headedness. For all of you, she added, "love, kindness, and potential."


• Ken Olin: The "This is Us" producer posted on Friday, "I'm out of here," to his almost 300,000 followers. No judgement here. Let's continue to believe. Let's defend democracy. Try to be gentler, please. Try to preserve the planet, please. Let's make an effort to be more kind. Let's try to bring about world peace, he said.

FAQs:

1. What was the valuation of the Twitter acquisition?
   The valuation of the Twitter acquisition was $44 billion.
2. Elon Musk is the CEO of which companies?
   Elon Musk is the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX.