{"id":1453186,"date":"2022-04-25T16:14:37","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T20:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1453186"},"modified":"2022-04-25T16:14:42","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T20:14:42","slug":"leftist-site-mocked-after-reupping-article-on-how-to-deactivate-twitter-account-as-musk-takes-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-site-mocked-after-reupping-article-on-how-to-deactivate-twitter-account-as-musk-takes-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Leftist Site Mocked After Reupping Article On How To Deactivate Twitter Account As Musk Takes Over"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fleftist-site-mocked-after-reupping-article-on-how-to-deactivate-twitter-account-as-musk-takes-over%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1453186&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/05\/7B5F2544-0615-423C-8FFD-E7704BF6B01D_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Responding to the news that Twitter had reportedly been sold to Elon Musk, the left-wing site The Verge tweeted, \u201cHow to deactivate your Twitter account,\u201d with a link to a story they originally ran on February 25, 2020, explaining how Twitter users could leave the site.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How to deactivate your Twitter account <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KVLIDkfWBg\">https:\/\/t.co\/KVLIDkfWBg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IWg3Oh1BJp\">pic.twitter.com\/IWg3Oh1BJp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Verge (@verge) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/verge\/status\/1518665777892757504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Conservatives delightedly responded:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">COPE AND SEETHE <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1iY1JmYH9Y\">https:\/\/t.co\/1iY1JmYH9Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jack Posobiec \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@JackPosobiec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPosobiec\/status\/1518671082349342722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DO IT <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FzaBjTvREM\">https:\/\/t.co\/FzaBjTvREM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Heminator\/status\/1518670293824425984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Self-deportation. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CDvKrAIjcC\">https:\/\/t.co\/CDvKrAIjcC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aaron M. Renn  \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@aaron_renn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aaron_renn\/status\/1518671237416996866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Omg yal are being so dramatic \ud83e\udd23 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aFZeHcgKLW\">https:\/\/t.co\/aFZeHcgKLW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sara Dietschy \ud83c\udf51y (@saradietschy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saradietschy\/status\/1518673835557634048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I wish I had a bigger progressive following so I could share this more widely <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/20mzVEoA1c\">https:\/\/t.co\/20mzVEoA1c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dinesh D&#8217;Souza (@DineshDSouza) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DineshDSouza\/status\/1518674540141895680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On their site, before actually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/22227076\/twitter-delete-app-how-to-deactivate\">explaining<\/a> how someone could deactivate their Twitter account, The Verge railed, \u201cThere\u2019s no questioning the benefits of Twitter. It\u2019s a convenient way to get your memes, world news, and pop culture hot takes all in one place.\u00a0But being an active Twitter user requires sifting through a daily deluge of toxic characters, including QAnon, white supremacists, bots, deepfakes, and more (although you can\u2019t find Donald Trump there anymore).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/twitter-re-examines-elon-musks-bid-may-be-more-receptive-to-a-deal-11650822932\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a> reported Monday morning of the imminent sale, \u201cThe two sides worked through the night to hash out a deal that would be valued at $54.20 a share, or $44 billion, the people said. Assuming there isn\u2019t a last-minute snag, the deal is expected to be announced after the market closes Monday, if not sooner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10751017\/Elon-Musk-seize-Twitter-TODAY-talks-reach-final-stages.html\">stated<\/a>: \u201cFree speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated. I also want to make Twitter better than ever by enhancing the product with new features, making the algorithms open source to increase trust, defeating the spam bots, and authenticating all humans. Twitter has tremendous potential \u2013 I look forward to working with the company and the community of users to unlock it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Twitter board, which includes founder Jack Dorsey and current CEO Parag Agrawal, initially tried to fend off Musk with\u00a0a so-called \u201cpoison pill,\u201d which would dilute the value of his shares and allow current shareholders to increase their holdings. Since making his offer, Musk has used the platform itself \u2013 on which he has 80 million followers \u2013 to criticize its silencing of conservative viewpoints. He has also said he would consider making immediate changes, including adding an \u201cedit\u201d button and changing the way users gain coveted \u201cblue checkmark\u201d status.<\/p>\n<p>Some members of the media joined the chorus of those stating they would leave Twitter if Musk bought the site; CNBC journalist John Rosevear\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/john__rosevear\/status\/1518535411529887744?s=20&#038;t=zi-_wHHEQEubQArnhg7SZQ\">tweeted<\/a> on Monday before the news of the sale was reported, \u201cMight be time to exit this platform soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Might be time to exit this platform soon. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WvIbKQ1nk5\">https:\/\/t.co\/WvIbKQ1nk5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Rosevear \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@john__rosevear) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/john__rosevear\/status\/1518535411529887744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>CNN contributor John W. Dean\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnWDean\/status\/1518349284994809857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">tweeted<\/a>\u00a0on Sunday, \u201cNot sure I am interested in Twitter if Elon Musk owns it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not sure I am interested in Twitter if Elon Musk owns it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John W. Dean (@JohnWDean) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnWDean\/status\/1518349284994809857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Buncha lefty Twitter accounts declare they&#8217;re leaving. This place is already getting better. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lNWsjHgM6C\">pic.twitter.com\/lNWsjHgM6C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheBrandonMorse\/status\/1518670702009856000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Leaving Twitter&#8221; is trending with news of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a> potentially buying Twitter. Does anyone actually believe these people will actually leave and give up their followers? Please. . . What they are going to Truth Social?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Abrams (@danabrams) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danabrams\/status\/1518610761676992512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. Believe the same?\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>Become a member now and join our mission.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Responding to the news that Twitter had reportedly been sold to Elon Musk, the left-wing site The Verge tweeted, \u201cHow to deactivate your Twitter account,\u201d with a link to a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":1480422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1453186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1453186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1453186"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1453186\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1480422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1453186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1453186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1453186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}