Gigi Hadid quits Twitter, calls out ‘new management’ after Elon Musk takeover

Gigi Hadid is talking out towards the “new management” at Twitter and lately introduced that she is quitting the platform. Taking to Instagram, the mannequin shared a publish in her tales explaining to her followers why she has deactivated her Twitter account. Hadid additionally shared a screengrab mentioning how the Human Rights staff had been laid off at Twitter.

Taking to her tales, Gigi didn’t mince her phrases whereas talking out towards the layoffs and different choices which have been taken underneath the brand new management after Elon Musk stepped in. The Tesla founder took over the micro-blogging platform final week and ever since a number of celebrities have spoken out towards him and have left Twitter. Beforehand, producers like Shonda Rhimes have been among the many first ones to announce their exit from the platform. 

Gigi calls Twitter a’ cesspool’ of hate

The 27-year-old supermodel introduced on Instagram that she deactivated her Twitter account on Friday amid the mass layoffs. She wrote, “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 [sic] not a spot I need to be an element [sic] of.”Apologising to her followers with whom she was linked on Twitter for over a decade, Hadid additional added, “I can’t keep it’s a secure place for anybody, nor a social platform that can do extra good than hurt.”

Toni Braxton’s Twitter exit

Earlier than Hadid, a number of different celebrities bid adieu to the platform together with famed singer Toni Braxton. Saying her exit, she wrote, “I’m shocked and appalled at a number of the ‘free speech’ I’ve seen on this platform since its acquisition. Hate speech underneath the veil of ‘free speech’ is unacceptable; subsequently I’m selecting to remain off Twitter as it’s not a secure area for myself, my sons and different POC.” 

Additionally, Bridgerton producer Shonda Rhimes wrote, “Not hanging round for no matter Elon has deliberate. Bye. Amongst different notable names who’ve spoken up towards the brand new management at Twitter additionally consists of the likes of George Takei, Josh Gad, and Rob Reiner amongst others. Within the meantime, after taking up the platform, Musk was rumoured to have lifted the restrictions placed on Kanye West’s account after his anti-semitic posts though the SpaceX founder denied his involvement in the identical.