Gigi Hadid is looking it quits with Twitter for now.
If you’ve remained on the social media platform, then you’ve in all probability seen that there have been many celebrities who’ve introduced their determination to go away the app ever since Elon Musk took possession of it. These stars embrace Shonda Rhimes, Sara Bareilles, and Toni Braxton. And now, everybody can add Gigi to the checklist! On Saturday, the 27-year-old mannequin took to Instagram Stories to tell her followers that she formally “deactivated” her account. She stated:
“For a long time, but especially with its new leadership, it’s becoming more and more of a cesspool of hate & bigotry, and its not a place I want to be a part of.”
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Gigi then apologized to her followers on the platform, including:
“Only sorry to the fans, who I’ve loved connecting with for a decade via Twitter. But I can’t say it’s a safe place for anyone nor a social platform that will do more good than harm.”
Alongside her assertion, she additionally shared a screenshot of a tweet from a former worker at Shannon Raj Singh, which advised followers that “the entire Human Rights team has been cut from the company.” Twitter laid off roughly half of its staff on Friday. But past layoffs, the app has additionally seen a rise in hate speech. According to The Washington Post, the Network Contagion Research Institute discovered that the usage of the N-word on the social media platform elevated by practically 500% within the first 12 hours of Elon’s takeover alone. The newspaper additionally famous that the usage of different racist rhetoric, in addition to sexist and anti-LGBTQ messages, elevated. Disgusting…
We can not blame her for wanting to go away the app already. You can learn Gigi’s whole message (under):
Now, if followers attempt to go to her profile on Twitter, it says “this account doesn’t exist.” But don’t worry everybody, you’ll be able to nonetheless get content material from Gigi on Instagram. Ch-ch-check it out (under):
We’ll should see who else decides to say goodbye to Twitter! Are you stunned Gigi determined to stop the app? Do you intend to observe go well with and go away Twitter now that Elon has taken over it, Perezcious readers? Drop your ideas on the matter within the feedback under.
[Image via Gigi Hadid/Instagram, WENN]