Elon Musk bought Twitter and the left is freaking out. They have become accustomed to controlling speech on social media. Once the sale was finalized and Musk took over, the inevitable happened. Indignant celebrity types weighed in with their decisions to leave the platform. It’s all drama all the time with these people.

The most tolerant and inclusive among us, are, in fact, not at all. They want things their way and there is no room for individual thought. Groupthink is the name of the game. Anything and everything is ok, except conservative thoughts or being a Republican. That’s unforgivable and there should be no freedom of speech for conservatives. When people on the right were kicked off Twitter, it was no big deal for the left. It was expected. Now that someone who considers himself an independent is in charge, well, celebrities are taking themselves off the platform rather than maybe having to see a tweet that doesn’t suit them. It’s rough outside that big liberal bubble.

I’ve read a couple of articles about some celebrities leaving Twitter. That’s the intention, right? They want the publicity for leaving Twitter. As best as I can tell, it’s only a few people and most aren’t people that regular folks are following anyway. To be honest, I am not familiar with some of them. Also in the crosshairs is the fact that Musk is expressing his intention to charge for the all-important blue check mark.

With new changes in the future for Twitter after Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition, some celebrities say they are leaving the social media platform for good.

From entertainment to sports, public figures across fields responded to Musk’s proposed alterations to the social media app, which include cutting back on restrictions on free speech, introducing a “revamped” verification process, and potentially removing the ban on former President Donald Trump’s account.

Since Musk took over, hate speech is running rampant.

I dont know Elon Musk and, tbh, I could care less who owns twitter. But I will say that if this is true, I hope he and his people take this very seriously because this is scary AF. So many damn unfit people saying hate speech is free speech. https://t.co/Sy0jvXIBnC

— LeBron James (@KingJames) October 29, 2022

It ain't the money, it's the principal of the thing.

— Stephen King (@StephenKing) October 31, 2022

Shonda Rhimes, creator and executive producer of “Grey’s Anatomy” and other primetime shows, weighed in.

Not hanging around for whatever Elon has planned. Bye.

— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) October 29, 2022

Singer Toni Braxton is out. She said it is no longer a safe space for her or her boys. When was it a safe space for anyone, ever? Everyone knows that Twitter is a hellscape.

I'm shocked and appalled at some of the "free speech" I've seen on this platform since its acquisition. Hate speech under the veil of "free speech" is unacceptable; therefore I am choosing to stay off Twitter as it is no longer a safe space for myself, my sons and other POC.

— Toni Braxton (@tonibraxton) October 29, 2022

Erik Larsen, comic book creator and artist best known for “The Amazing Spider-Man,” once tweeted “the day Elon Musk buys Twitter is the day I delete my account and leave Twitter.” His account now seems to be deactivated. That’s not very superhero-brave behavior, now is it?

“Yeah, I left. I said I would leave if Musk bought Twitter. Musk bought Twitter,” he said. “So, I had no choice. The move only emboldened those most toxic users. The racists, ‘patriots’ and creeps are back in full force.”

“I have no regrets,” he added.

That’s a sample of the ones being reported as fleeing from Twitter. Others are hesitant. Beauty and the Beast star Josh Gad is leaning toward staying around.

Large exodus happening on this platform. Not sure if I stay or not. 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.

— Josh Gad (@joshgad) October 29, 2022

Hate speech everywhere, y’all. They think it only comes from one side of the aisle, though. Liberals and progressives lack self-awareness.

I’m guessing that most celebrities will remain on Twitter because that is where they have the big following. It will be like when a Republican wins the presidency and people threaten to move to Canada or Europe. They don’t. They are all still here.

More than 70,000 new users are being reported to have joined rival social media platform Mastodon since Elon Musk became the Chief Twit. To be honest, I’ve never heard of Mastodon.

Mastodon – named after the extinct elephant-like mammal – is a free, open-source platform that has microblogging features similar to Twitter.

It is decentralized, meaning there is no single person, company, or sever running it, so it is seen by fans as a more democratic alternative.

According to Eugen Rochko, Mastodon’s German-born founder and CEO, the exact number of sign-ups on Friday was 70,849, up from 10,801 the day prior.

Mastodon claims to offer a vision of social media that cannot be bought and owned by any billionaire’ – a pointed dig at Twitter owner Elon Musk, who is the richest person on the planet with a net worth of more than $210billion (£180billion).

Mastodon says: ‘Your ability to communicate online should not be at the whims of a single commercial company.’

For anyone wondering, Mastodon got over 70K sign-ups yesterday alone. Let's keep the momentum going! The "public square" of the web must not belong to any one person or corporation!

— Mastodon (@joinmastodon) October 30, 2022

There is never a dull moment with Elon Musk. We’ll see what happens with his vision for Twitter.