Santa Clara County DA says his office is getting off Twitter, due to an 'explosion of hate speech' on the site. The office is believed to be the first government agency in the U.S. to quit Twitter since Musk took over the social media company.
"Anyone who uses Twitter has noticed the proliferation of extremist posts in their daily feed. Many of these handles were previously banned by Twitter because they spread hatred and bigotry. Now they are back. That is not free speech. It is a cynical marketing strategy," Rosen said.
The district attorney’s announcement came after Musk, who took over Twitter in October, began reinstating accounts blocked from the site,, who had been kicked off Twitter for encouraging the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection. "The people have spoken. Amnesty begins next week", the CEO tweeted on Nov. 24, adding the Latin phrase "Vox Populi, Vox Dei," meaning "the voice of the people, the voice of God."
There has been a growing list of advertisers that have pulled their brands off Twitter since Musk took the helm. Those advertisers included Abbott Laboratories, American Express Company, CA Lottery , and Hewlett-Packard, according to a report fromThe Santa Clara County DA's office will be the first known government agency in the U.S. to leave Twitter since the new Musk-era, according to Rosen's office.
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