ALT Illustration of Twitter's iconic bird logo bludgeoned to death by the X logo. Copy reads: "As of today, I will no longer be using X. Here's why"

ALT Since Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, this site has transformed into a cesspool of right-wing radicalization and lies. All of the former benefits of Twitter have been traded for a non-functional UI, armies of bots, and algorithms that reward extremism, all while serving as a panopticon for surveillance of vulnerable populations and outspoken critics by this administration and its allies. I have refused to buy a checkmark (though I have been given one against my will) or advertise my congressional campaign on this Twitter because I don’t want to actively give money to Elon Musk. But the truth is that using this site at all still enriches him. I do not want to be a part of it. And frankly, you shouldn’t either. For years, many of us — governments, journalists, and the public — have considered Twitter a necessity for communication, the standard for social media. That is no longer the reality and it’s time we act like it.

ALT And to anyone running for office — especially my opponents — I encourage you to break from this site as well. Stop paying for a checkmark. Stop advertising here. Stop enriching Elon Musk, directly or indirectly.

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