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Are people finally done with Elon Musk's X?

Internet writer CT Jones discusses why X, formerly known as Twitter, has lost followers since the U.S. presidential election under Elon Musk’s reign.

Internet writer CT Jones reports from the front lines of X about why users are abandoning ship post-election

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(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on October 10, 2023, shows (L) SpaceX, Twitter and electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk during his visit at the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on June 16, 2023 and (R) the new Twitter logo rebranded as X, pictured on a screen in Paris on July 24, 2023.. The EU's digital chief Thierry Breton warned Elon Musk on October 10, 2023, that his platform X, formerly Twitter, is spreading "illegal content and disinformation", in a letter seen by AFP. (Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP) (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images) (Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images)

Donald Trump's win in the latest U.S. presidential election proved to be very good news for billionaire Elon Musk.

Since the results came in, Tesla stock has jumped dramatically, Forbes magazine has declared Musk the richest man in the world once more, and Musk has even gotten a new job with president-elect Trump's incoming administration.

These developments may not come as a total surprise, since Musk did use his social media platform, X, to push a pro-Trump message. Still, many critics are saying it isn't just that right-wing views have been amplified since he took over the platform formerly known as Twitter; it's also pushing Nazi content, bigotry, and fascism.

Internet writer CT Jones joins host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to discuss why users have been leaving X in protest since the outcome of the U.S. presidential election was announced.

WATCH | Today's episode on YouTube (this segment begins at 15:26): 

You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.


Interview with CT Jones produced by Jane van Koeverden.