Sir Elton John is the latest celebrity to depart Twitter since it was purchased by Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
The musician, who will headline next year’s Glastonbury Festival, criticized the platform’s “change in policy” regarding misinformation without going into further detail.
Last month, Twitter stopped taking action against accounts promoting false information on Covid-19.
In response to Sir Elton’s announcement, Mr Musk expressed hope that the celebrity will return.
“All my life I’ve tried to use music to bring people together,” the Rocket Man singer wrote in what may be his final tweet. It saddens me, however, to see how misinformation is currently being exploited to divide our globe.
“I’ve decided to no longer use Twitter, given their recent policy change which will allow misinformation to flourish unchecked.”
“I love your music,” tweeted Twitter’s controversial CEO, who began referring to himself as the company’s Chief Twit after purchasing it. I hope you will return. Is there any particular inaccuracy that concerns you?”
Since Mr Musk finalized his $44 billion (£38.1 billion) buyout of Twitter in October, there has been uproar about the Covid policy rollback, as well as other actions such as restoring previously suspended accounts and charging users for their “blue tick.”
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In the aftermath, a flood of renowned personalities have left Twitter for good, citing its new boss as the primary reason.
Among those who have left the social media website include actors Jim Carrey and Whoopi Goldberg, supermodel Gigi Hadid, and White Stripes singer Jack White.
Ms Hadid described Twitter under Mr Musk as a “cesspool of hate and bigotry” in her announcement.
On Wednesday, November 23, Twitter said that it will no longer take action against messages that violated its old coronavirus policies.
Twitter used a “five-strike system” for accounts that posted “demonstrably false or misleading” content that could “lead to significant risk of harm” – such as exposure to Covid or damage to public health systems – under its Covid-specific policy.
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There would be no action taken against accounts that tweeted falsehoods just once. Repeat offenders, on the other hand, may be suspended for hours, days, or even indefinitely if they receive five strikes against their account.
