Will you delete your Twitter account?

[liberalmediaaddict]

If Elon Musk takes over Twitter will you delete your account? Or is it better to stay active so we know what Musk and his fellow oligarchs are up to?

I'm leaning towards deleting my account especially if he reinstates Trump.

[SoonerPride]

1. if trump is allowed back on Twitter I delete my account

[C_U_L8R]

4. Same

I’m gonna scale back and look for alternatives anyway. But if Trump is back or if Musk creates a megaphone for hate, I’m deleting.

[Johnny2X2X]

9. Ditto

Trump is the biggest threat to our Democracy in its history. He gets back on and I will leave.

[TheRealNorth]

12. Yup

If they allow the Biggest Loser back, then we know what the agenda is, which is to destroy American Democracy.

[WiVoter]

59. I Will Too

I’ll be done at that point

[chia]

2. Yes. I've enjoyed it, but not enough to accept TFG being allowed back, and what does Musk

mean by "authenticate all humans?"

If I can't be on Twitter anonymously, I'm not gonna be on it at all.

[Ocelot II]

3. I have an account that I've never used, so it won't make much difference to me personally.

I'll wait to see what changes, but if TFG is allowed back in I'll probably delete the account.

[MontanaMama]

5. Undecided.

I don’t tweet but I use my account to follow a few progressives and to be able to look at Twitter threads posted here on DU.

[liberalmediaaddict]

14. Thanks for the reminder

If I deactivate my account I won't be able to follow DU threads that feature tweets. Probably better to keep it for now.

But if he reinstates Cheeto Mussolini I'm done.

[BumRushDaShow]

77. I don't have and never have had a twitter account nor have I used any twitter app

but can still read embedded tweets here. You can also go to the tweet source's "web version" (which is what I do with the news and state/municipal twitter sites to read their info).

For example, DU's twitter account "web" version is here - https://twitter.com/demunderground

In some cases, depending on your browser, you may need to turn off some ad blockers and/or play around with the "private browsing" features to view an embedded tweet, but basically, unless you want to go further into a twitter "thread" in some cases, no account is needed.

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

6. Done and

done.

[Auggie]

7. I need it for business. Otherwise, yes.

[tiredtoo]

8. I just deleted mine.

Oligarchs already have too much control!

[BigmanPigman]

10. I would if I had it but I never had Fakebook

or Twatter. Neither does my family.

[sprinkleeninow]

22. Sisters of different mothers. 😉

I never have subscribed to the twitting, farcebook, or any of those others.

Not against them, just not my thang.

[TreasonousBastard]

11. I hardly use it as it is, but why make such a decision now? Let's see what happens.

[doc03]

13. Don't have one nt

[BlueGreenLady]

15. Waiting to see

what happens. I'm ok with waiting in limbo. I imagine some kind of new site will pop up if Twitter goes any further downhill.

[ellie]

16. Yes, probably.

[Tetrachloride]

17. inactive account. I deleted the app

Nobody I personally know uses it.

I got it to support Team Biden.

[liberalmediaaddict]

19. Uninstalling the app for now

I don't want to support that fascist creep in any way.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

18. No, not for that.

[liberaltrucker]

20. Not immediately

I'll wait and see.

[SoCalDavidS]

21. I Love How People Are Saying "IF TFG Is Allowed Back On"

Are you kidding? He's going to be back on within weeks of Musk officially taking over. There is literally ZERO chance that he remains banned, along with countless others who are banned, the majority of those will be allowed back as well.

[ColinC]

34. Exactly

Musk took over in the name of not banning anybody for what they say. Trump is the prime example.

[Mike Nelson]

23. Well...

... probably not. However, I might end up going there less... I see him as a potential ally of Trumpsters... they need Twitter and Facebook. They have a big media (FOX), but they need big social media. If they win Congress, they will go after Facebook, next. Also, it probably goes without saying here, but when the POTUS does what Trump does on social media, it's NOT ANTI-FREE SPEECH to ban him. They have standards, and he doesn't follow any rules but his own. What they don't like is that there is way too much free speech on social media, and they need control. Now, if many progressives leave Twitter, we lose... taking yourself out of the game strengthens those who stay. I always tell friends to leave Facebook, Twitter, etc if it's unhealthy for you, but not because someone posted pro-Trump politics.

[liberalmediaaddict]

28. But now we're going to be supporting Musk financially

With ad clicks and retweets.
That's what I can't get past in my mind.

I now see Twitter as just another part of the Elon Musk empire.

Honestly Twitter hasn't been as fun to use since Eric Boehlert died. He was a big reason I logged on.

[Mike Nelson]

31. Agree...

... even retweeting DU or Occupy Dem is feeding the site. I won't be retweeting anything, for the time being... Still, if everyone politically progressive leaves and Trumpsters get more active, the sheep will easily be led... maybe the site will die and stocks fall... we'll have to see what happens.

[PortTack]

52. Nailed it.. retweets and posts from twitter here feed into it. I will delete my account, and will

Not open posts here that are twitter based

[samsingh]

24. yes

[rockfordfile]

25. It's not just about trump. It's about a un-American pos Musk. Musk is a un-American fascist pos.

[Torchlight]

26. I think my niece's MySpace account is still formally active

I'll probably be saying the same about her twitter account in a year.

[Gore1FL]

27. I mostly use Twitter without an account logged in because I rarely tweet myself.

I have no immediate plans to delete the account, but I don't have plans to use it, either.

[Big Blue Marble]

53. That is exactly what I do; never log in and never tweet. N/T

[CentralMass]

29. I deactivated my account this am.

[johnp3907]

30. I don't have one.

I don’t understand Twitter. It all looks like “#@whatever/€¥” to me. I guess I just don’t speak Twit.

[Tree-Hugger]

32. Nope

I'm not running away.

[ColinC]

33. Already done

[grumpyduck]

35. Never had an account.

Never will.

[DavidDvorkin]

36. That will depend on how/whether it changes for me.

[Wounded Bear]

37. Probably not, but I follow approximately 2 people, so...

[GoneOffShore]

38. I was going to do a poll on this, you beat me to it. Which is ok. Deleting my Twit account

[blueinredohio]

39. Never had one never will.

Same for Facebook.

[fierywoman]

42. Me too.

[brooklynite]

40. Of course not.

[obnoxiousdrunk]

41. Wait and

see what happens and then Cancel.

[Demovictory9]

43. Did so this morning

[ecstatic]

44. twitter is only worth something if the left sticks around

If everyone leaves it will become a rw cesspool that even the rw won't want to be a part of.

[liberalmediaaddict]

46. Hope you're right

Still a shame that one billionaire sociopath can unilaterally destroy something used by over 400 million people worldwide.

[ecstatic]

70. I know right? It was my favorite as far as

quickly weighing in on things. 14 years down the drain. SMH.

[Iggo]

45. Right after I get one.

[BlueIdaho]

47. Did that four years ago...

Not going back just because a spoiled billionaire brat thinks he’s god’s gift to social media.

[BlackSkimmer]

48. Don't have one.

But I’m enjoying laughing at the flutter.

[highplainsdem]

49. You don't need an account to read Twitter. Just search for keywords or names.

[Big Blue Marble]

56. Twitter is totally available without an account.

If you wish to follow someone, just bookmark their page. I have folders based on the topic or interest.
It works great. I have no need to comment or retweet.

[ForgedCrank]

66. I haven't had

that experience.
If I don't login, it locks the page with a popup wanting me to sign in or create an account.

[Big Blue Marble]

72. There is a way around that little problem.

Just click on the popup like you were logging in, then when
the credential popup appears just close it with the x on the upper
left.

[ForgedCrank]

76. Interesting,

I never bothered trying, I just swat it away and close the window.
Thanks, I'll give that a try

[Dorian Gray]

50. If it's insufferable I'll stop using it

if it's not, I'll end up staying.

I think people are freaking out over nothing, to be honest. There are bright sides to everything, even if he lets trump back on twitter.

This totally devalued truth social. look at the companies that are investing. Down 50% today. lol

Whatever.

[Talitha]

51. I have an account but never tweet anything.

Once every few weeks I go in to check on the list of people I follow - they're basically science, astronomy and politics related.

So I won't be quitting - unless they do.

[Deep State Witch]

54. I rarely use mine

I find Twitter hard to follow, and rarely use it. If Mango Mussolini is allowed back on, I'm outta there.

[CrackityJones75]

55. done

[Raftergirl]

57. I just got an account to follow

a friend’s kid who has been living and working in Ukraine. But, I deleted my account last week because of a possible Musk takeover.

I think he is a dangerous person and also an asshole.

I got rid of my FB account awhile ago, too. I don’t want anything to do with Zuckerberg, either.

[SunImp]

58. President Biden won't delete his account over this

[rockfordfile]

74. We'll see

[chillfactor]

60. want to

but don't know how

[Jirel]

61. Too early to tell.

Let's say that Musk does exactly what everyone thinks he'll do. Then, yup. Right now, it's all theoretical, and I don't see any need to speculate.

[sciencescience]

62. I'm not going to use it for a while. I'll wait and see what changes Musk makes.

[The King of Prussia]

63. Certainly not

Unless they get rid of the "block" option.

[sdfernando]

64. I cannot delete that which I don't have.

but if I did have an account I would delete it. Did that with my facecrap account several years back...not deactivated, deleted...and that wasn't easy to do.

[louis-t]

65. I would love to see 10 million people delete their accounts.

That would be sweeeet.

[Catherine Vincent]

67. Nope. Not going anywhere

Plus Twitter isn't all about politics.

[LiberatedUSA]

68. I never had one. N/t

[redstatebluegirl]

69. I hardly use my account, but if 45 is back I am gone.

[Efilroft Sul]

71. No. It's my go-to, before-the-headline app for what's going on in Ukraine.

And if they let Trump back on, Truth implodes and so will other right-wing Twitter wannabes. I think those of us who stay on are going to give him, Musk, and their cultists the fight of their lives in that particular forum. And if I get permabanned because of what I post, well, so much for Elon's embrace of the First Amendment.

[BlackSkimmer]

73. Nobody will.

Not here.

Funniest thing I’ve seen in years.

[rockfordfile]

75. Interesting to see how many are full of it with staying to support fascist pos Musk

By staying on Twitter you're supporting Musk. Musk will be profiting off of you. Musk is just like trump or perhaps more like putin.

Musk is a un-American fascist pos. I think he's a racist pos. Clearly he owns a racist car company that had to settle in the millions.
Musk has pushed anti-American Russian propaganda against President Biden and Prime Minister of Canada..

Interesting to see who is full of shit, when it comes to being for what you say you're for.

It's time to quit Twitter. Another message platform can be created.