Gigi Hadid Quits Twitter After Elon Musk Takeover – Says It’s ‘Changing into Extra And Extra Of A Cesspool Of Hate & Bigotry’

Gigi Hadid is looking it quits with Twitter for now.

You probably have remained on the social media platform, then you’ve got most likely seen that there have been many celebrities who’ve introduced their determination to go away the app ever since Elon Musk took possession of it. These stars embody Shonda Rhimes, Sara Bareilles, and Toni Braxton. And now, everybody can add Gigi to the checklist! On Saturday, the 27-year-old mannequin took to Instagram Tales to tell her followers that she formally “deactivated” her account. She mentioned:

“For a very long time, however particularly with its new management, it’s changing into increasingly more of a cesspool of hate & bigotry, and its not a spot I wish to be part of.”

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Gigi then apologized to her followers on the platform, including:

“Solely sorry to the followers, who I’ve beloved connecting with for a decade through Twitter. However I can’t say it’s a protected place for anybody nor a social platform that may do extra good than hurt.”

Alongside her assertion, she additionally shared a screenshot of a tweet from a former worker at Shannon Raj Singh, which informed followers that “all the Human Rights workforce has been lower from the corporate.” Twitter laid off roughly half of its workers on Friday. However past layoffs, the app has additionally seen a rise in hate speech. In accordance with The Washington Submit, the Community Contagion Analysis Institute discovered that the usage of the N-word on the social media platform elevated by almost 500% within the first 12 hours of Elon’s takeover alone. The newspaper additionally famous that the usage of different racist rhetoric, in addition to sexist and anti-LGBTQ messages, elevated. Disgusting…

We can not blame her for wanting to go away the app already. You’ll be able to learn Gigi’s complete message (beneath):

Now, if followers attempt to go to her profile on Twitter, it says “this account doesn’t exist.” However don’t worry everybody, you possibly can nonetheless get content material from Gigi on Instagram. Ch-ch-check it out (beneath):

We’ll must see who else decides to say goodbye to Twitter! Are you stunned Gigi determined to give up the app? Do you propose to comply with go well with and go away Twitter now that Elon has taken over it, Perezcious readers? Drop your ideas on the matter within the feedback beneath.

[Image via Gigi Hadid/Instagram, WENN]