{"id":2368461,"date":"2024-11-13T12:25:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T17:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/don-lemon-leaving-x-due-to-platform-not-serving-purpose-of-free-speech-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-13T12:26:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T17:26:43","slug":"don-lemon-leaving-x-due-to-platform-not-serving-purpose-of-free-speech-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/don-lemon-leaving-x-due-to-platform-not-serving-purpose-of-free-speech-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Lemon leaving X due to platform not serving \u2018purpose\u2019 of free speech &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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%2Fdon-lemon-leaving-x-due-to-platform-not-serving-purpose-of-free-speech-washington-examiner%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=2368461&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>Don Lemon, the former CNN anchor, announced that he will no longer be posting on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X (formerly Twitter). His decision is influenced by \u200dthe platform&#8217;s upcoming updated terms of service, which he believes\u200c undermine its purpose as a venue for free speech and honest debate. After being fired from CNN in April 2023, Lemon\u2062 had intended to create his own show on X, similar to Tucker Carlson\u2019s venture, but has now \u200bdecided to abandon that\u200d plan. He expressed his feelings in a video on X, \u200dstating that the \u2062platform no longer serves the purpose he once valued. Additionally, \u200bthe new terms of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">service require\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abbott-will-attempt-to-use-crowdfunding-to-bankroll-texas-border-wall\/\" title=\"Abbott Will Attempt To Use Crowdfunding To Bankroll Texas Border Wall\">legal disputes<\/a><\/a> to be handled in Texas courts,\u200c which\u200c Lemon views as a strategic move that favors conservative interests. Following his announcement, reactions from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/janet-yellen-had-four-orders-of-potentially-hallucinogenic-dish-does-this-explain-her-strange-behavior\/\" title=\"Did Janet Yellen&#039;s Hallucinogenic Meal Cause Her Odd Actions?\">social\u2062 media<\/a> were mixed, with\u2062 some users expressing skepticism about the permanence of his departure.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Don Lemon leaving X due to platform not serving &lsquo;purpose&rsquo; of free speech<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1880631\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Ex-CNN anchor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/don-lemon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Don Lemon<\/a> announced Wednesday he would no longer post on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/twitter\/\" title=\"\">X<\/a>, citing the platform&rsquo;s incoming updated terms of service as part of his reason.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2200469\/don-lemon-fired-cnn-stars-journey-from-prime-time-to-departure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Following his firing<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cnn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CNN<\/a> in April 2023, Lemon sought to create his own show on X and YouTube, in the same vein that commentator and ex-Fox News host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tucker-carlson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tucker Carlson<\/a> did. However, his venture in pursuing a show on X is being dropped, claiming it is &ldquo;time for me to leave the platform.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I once believed that it was a place for honest debate and discussion, transparency, and free speech, but I now feel it does not serve that purpose,&rdquo; Lemon said in a video posted to X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here&#8217;s why I&#8217;m leaving Twitter&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VIope68L2k\">pic.twitter.com\/VIope68L2k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Don Lemon (@donlemon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/donlemon\/status\/1856706054496587934?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Lemon also cited the updated terms of service that X is implementing Friday, which will require all legal disputes to be &ldquo;brought exclusively in the U.S. district court for the Northern district of Texas or state courts located in Tarrant County, Texas.&rdquo; The commentator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2024\/11\/10\/twitter-x-elon-musk-lawsuits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">cited a report<\/a> that said this update will ensure that lawsuits are heard &ldquo;in courthouses that are a hub for conservatives.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In August, Lemon sued X and its owner, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a>, over the scrapped deal that had been broken off following Lemon&rsquo;s interview with Musk in March. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3107736\/don-lemon-sues-elon-musk-x-over-scrapped-show-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The lawsuit<\/a> says Musk and X convinced Lemon to make a heavy financial investment to start an online show &ldquo;through false promises and representations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Many users on social media were largely unbothered by Lemon&rsquo;s announcement to leave X, with the <em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s<\/em> Conn Carroll posting an image of President-elect Donald Trump waving outside a McDonald&rsquo;s drive-thru. Republican activist Robby Starbuck also joked that Lemon would return to X within a month.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jwGeOkdwdt\">https:\/\/t.co\/jwGeOkdwdt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DN3cwwjASk\">pic.twitter.com\/DN3cwwjASk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Conn Carroll (@conncarroll) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/conncarroll\/status\/1856712441842762075?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I give it one month before you can&rsquo;t help yourself and come back on here.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robbystarbuck\/status\/1856714913562939567?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lmao Don Lemon announces his exit from &#120143;<\/p>\n<p>Why do people feel the need to do this?<\/p>\n<p>Just go.<\/p>\n<p>So dramatic.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EsmwES4zSQ\">pic.twitter.com\/EsmwES4zSQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ALX &#127482;&#127480; (@alx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alx\/status\/1856710894069190806?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lemon&rsquo;s announcement was made on the same day <em>The Guardian<\/em> announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/guardian\/status\/1856659228649271588\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">it would no longer post on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of the 2024 election, BlueSky, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-to-sue-facebook-twitter-and-google-claiming-illegal-censorship\/\" title=\"Donald Trump To Sue Facebook, Twitter And Google Claiming Illegal Censorship\">alternative social media platform<\/a> to X, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/culture\/culture-news\/bluesky-million-new-users-election-elon-musk-twitter-x-1235164133\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">has received over a million new users<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1880631\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1880631\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don Lemon is quitting X, stating it no longer supports free speech<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2368462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Don-Lemon-leaving-X-scaled-1024x638.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36966,32311,40587,32076,37908],"class_list":["post-2368461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-don-lemon","tag-free-speech","tag-media-news","tag-washington-examiner","tag-x-platform"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Don-Lemon-leaving-X-scaled-1024x638.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368461","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2368461"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2368465,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368461\/revisions\/2368465"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2368462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2368461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2368461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2368461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}