'Hate speech is everywhere on X.' California Assembly Democrats leave Elon Musk's platform en masse
I emailed the Wisconsin Dems and asked them to do the same.
@WisDems
‘Hate speech is everywhere on X.’ California Assembly Democrats leave Elon Musk’s platform en masse
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-03-27/hate-speech-is-everywhere-on-x-california-assembly-democrats-leave-elon-musks-platform-en-masse
By Laura J. NelsonStaff Writer March 27, 2025 Updated 3:28 PM PT
58 of the 60 Democrats in the California Assembly are leaving Elon Musk’s social media platform, X.
Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) said the exodus was driven by the platform’s failure to address a surge of misinformation, fake accounts, and racist, sexist and antisemitic posts.
At the urging of Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Hollister), most of the Democrats in the California Assembly are leaving the social media platform of billionaire Elon Musk, a loyalist of President Trump.
Rivas said Thursday that 58 of the Assembly’s 60 Democrats will stop, or have already stopped, sharing information and interacting with constituents through their official government accounts on X, formerly
known as Twitter.
Rivas said the exodus was driven by concerns over the company’s failure to address a surge of misinformation, fake accounts, and racist, sexist and antisemitic posts.
“Hate speech is everywhere on X, the company has no accountability, and the flood of misinformation from fake accounts is just that — fake,” Rivas said in a statement. “I don’t think taxpayer resources should go to X.” .......................