One Tech Tip: Ever wanted to quit Elon Musk's X platform? Here's how you can do it
Since Elon Musk acquired Twitter and renamed it X, a steady stream of celebrities, public figures, organizations and ordinary people have quit
LONDON (AP) — Since Elon Musk acquired Twitter, renamed it X, fired much of its staff and made other big changes, a steady stream of celebrities, public figures, organizations and ordinary people have quit the social media platform.
Some blame Musk for turning a place that used to be fun into one that's chaotic and toxic, pointing to moves like allowing polarizing figures such as Donald Trump back in. Others are turned off by Musk's juvenile humor or by how he's increasingly barging into their feeds with his posts, often to amplify far-right tropes.
They're defecting to rival sites like BlueSky, Mastodon, Meta's Threads, and Reddit. Some even are — gasp — quitting social media altogether.
So if you've decided it's time to exit X, here's what you need to do:
