{"id":1715189,"date":"2022-10-28T14:18:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T18:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1715189"},"modified":"2022-10-28T14:18:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T18:18:26","slug":"these-celebrities-and-activists-were-terrified-of-elon-musks-twitter-takeover-so-now-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-celebrities-and-activists-were-terrified-of-elon-musks-twitter-takeover-so-now-what\/","title":{"rendered":"These Celebrities And Activists Were Terrified Of Elon Musk\u2019s Twitter Takeover, So Now What?"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fthese-celebrities-and-activists-were-terrified-of-elon-musks-twitter-takeover-so-now-what%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=1715189&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--><p>No one knows exactly what changes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elon Musk<\/a> has in store for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> as its new owner, but multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/celebrities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">celebrities<\/a> and activists have been terrified for months, with some even threatening to quit the platform if the deal went through.<\/p>\n<p>Some of these Hollywood stars and political activists vowed to leave the site back in April when rumors of the billionaire Tesla founder buying Twitter first started circulating. Others were just openly critical of the potential sale. Now that the takeover is complete and Musk trolled haters by telling them to \u201clet that sink in,\u201d it\u2019ll be interesting to see which accounts, if any, follow through on their promises to deactivate their accounts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mia Farrow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 77-year-old actress deleted her original April tweet claiming she would leave Twitter if it wound up in Musk\u2019s hands, Newsweek <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/elon-musk-buys-twitter-update-celebrities-quit-boycott-1755317\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell if Twitter becomes even more toxic \u2014 with Trumpy-treasonous lies &#038; all the hatred \u2014 it will be taken less seriously, and people like me will quit \u2014 for peace of mind,\u201d Farrow wrote in the now-deleted message.<\/p>\n<p>Farrow followed up with a plea to Musk to maintain the integrity of the platform. \u201cYou gave us Tesla and Space X,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiaFarrow\/status\/1519119742325383169\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared<\/a>. \u201cThank you!\u00a0 Hope you can keep Twitter worthy of your previous achievements and of lawful people everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shaun King<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Writer and social justice activist Shaun King appeared to delete his Twitter account in April, claiming Musk\u2019s purchase was another example of white supremacy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt its root, Elon Musk wanting to purchase Twitter is not about left vs right. It\u2019s about white power,\u201d King tweeted in April.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe man was raised in Apartheid by a white nationalist. He\u2019s upset that Twitter won\u2019t allow white nationalists to target\/harass people. That\u2019s his definition of free speech.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then he was back and tweeting at Donald Trump Jr. \u201cYou wish. [\u2026]. I didn\u2019t delete my account,\u201d he wrote. \u201cI was getting death threats and hack attempts from your buddies who stormed the Capitol and had to make it more secure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jameela Jamil<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe-Hulk\u201d actress and feminist activist Jameela Jamil left Twitter in April, but she also eventually came back.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAh he got Twitter. I would like this to be my what lies here as my last tweet. Just really *any* excuse to show pics of Barold,\u201d she shared in a tweet that was later deleted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI fear this free speech bid is going to help this hell platform reach its final form of totally lawless hate, bigotry, and misogyny. Best of luck.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When it looked like Musk\u2019s purchase could fall apart over the summer, Jamil came back with a post that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jameelajamil\/status\/1545553066430046209\">said<\/a>, \u201cMWAHAHAHAHAHA I\u2019m BACK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But now that he\u2019s officially in charge, it\u2019s unclear if Jamil will disappear again.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amy Siskind<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The author and activist is still on Twitter for now, but is using her platform to mock Musk and urge Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to become a real competitor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwitter under Elon Musk is the next Musk Social,\u201d she wrote in one update.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow that Zuckerberg realizes his little Meta fantasy is just that, and that Musk Social is going to be a massive fail, maybe he\u2019ll actually clean up Facebook and make it better,\u201d Siskind <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Amy_Siskind\/status\/1585816983181852675\">said<\/a> on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her reaction to Musk taking over was, \u201cYou are now at whim of a narcissist man child, whose ego is being puffed up by dictators. What could go wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rob Reiner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Activist filmmaker and extremist Reiner was equally panicked, writing, \u201cWill [Musk] allow a Criminal who used this platform to lie and spread disinformation to try to overthrow the US Government to return and continue his Criminal activity? And if he does, how do we combat it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>George Takei<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Actor George Takei expressed trepidation about Musk\u2019s takeover but resolved to stay on the platform.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going anywhere,\u201d the \u201cStar Trek\u201d actor and activist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeorgeTakei\/status\/1518675206017101825\">tweeted<\/a> in April. \u201cShould this place become more toxic, I pledge to strive even harder to lift up reason, science, compassion and the rule of law. The struggle against fascism, misinformation, and hate requires tough fighters. I hope you stay in the fight, right beside me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>J. Smith-Cameron<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuccession\u201d actress J. Smith-Cameron said she was looking for a new social media alternative.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnybody ready to find another non-Musk forum, sans disinformation and nonstop stream of unfiltered hate?\u201d she shared in April.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No one knows exactly what changes Elon Musk has in store for Twitter as its new owner, but multiple celebrities and activists have been terrified for months, with some even threatening to quit the platform if the deal went through. 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