Elton John quits Twitter blaming change in misinformation policy

Sir Elton John has become the latest celebrity to leave Twitter since its acquisition by Tesla boss Elon Musk. In what could be his last ever tweet, the Rocket Man singer wrote: "All my life I've tried to use music to bring people together. Yet it saddens me to see how misinformation is now being used to divide our world."I've decided to no longer use Twitter, given their recent change in policy which will allow misinformation to flourish unchecked. Since Mr Musk completed his $44bn Twitter takeover in October, there has been controversy over the Covid policy roll-back, as well as other moves such as reinstating some previously suspended accounts and charging users for their "blue tick". In Ms Hadid's announcement, she referred to Twitter under Mr Musk as a "cesspool of hate and bigotry". Under its Covid-specific policy, Twitter operated a "five-strike system" for accounts posting "demonstrably false or misleading" content that might "lead to significant risk of harm" - such as exposure to Covid or damage to public health systems.

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