Stephen Fry has change into the most recent celeb to stop Twitter following Elon Musk‘s takeover of the social media platform.
The UK actor, author, comic and broadcaster introduced his departure on Tuesday (November 8) by posting a picture of Scrabble letters, spelling out the phrase “Goodbye”.
Fry had 12.5 million followers and was following 47,600 individuals himself. His account can now not be discovered on the positioning.
Fry is considered one of quite a few high-profile figures to stop the platform in latest days, with many citing Musk’s takeover as the primary cause for his or her departure.
Whoopi Goldberg was among the many stars who joined the mass exodus. Explaining why on Monday’s (November 7) episode of her present The View, she mentioned: “It’s been a bit over per week since Elon Musk took over Twitter and this place is a large number.
“I’m getting off today because I just feel like it’s so messy, and I’m tired of now having certain kinds of attitudes blocked now getting back on. So I’m gonna get out, and if it settles down enough and I feel more comfortable maybe I’ll come back. But as of tonight, I’m done with Twitter.”
Model Gigi Hadid additionally not too long ago shared that she had stop the platform, describing Twitter as a “cesspool of hate and bigotry”.
“For a long time, but especially with its new leadership, it’s becoming more and more of a cesspool of hate and bigotry,” she wrote in an Instagram publish, “and it’s not a place I want to be a part of.”
You can discover a full checklist of the celebrities who’ve left Twitter (thus far) under:
Amber Heard (Aquaman)
Ken Olin (This Is Us producer)
Toni Braxton (R&B singer)
Shonda Rhimes (Grey’s Anatomy)
Téa Leoni (Madam Secretary)
Sara Bareilles (Waitress The Musical)
Brian Koppelman (Billions showunner)
Alex Winter (Bill And Ted)
Mick Foley (WWE legend)
Ellen Pompeo (Grey’s Anatomy)
David Dastmalchian (The Dark Knight, The Suicide Squad)
Gigi Hadid (Model)
Whoopi Goldberg (Sister Act)
Laura Benanti (Younger)
Rob Reiner (The Wolf Of Wall Street, This Is Spinal Tap)
Elsewhere, Frozen star Josh Gad additionally revealed that he was contemplating leaving the app, writing in a latest publish: “Leaning toward staying, but if today is a sign of things to come, not sure what the point is. Freedom of speech is great. Hate speech intended to incite harm, (with no consequences) ain’t what I signed up for.”