Sir Elton John quits Twitter over change in "misinformation" policy

BBC ^ | Dec 9 | BBC

[RandFan]

Sir Elton John has become the latest celebrity to leave Twitter since its acquisition by Tesla boss Elon Musk.

The singer, a headline act for next year's Glastonbury Festival, blamed the platform's "change in policy" around misinformation without elaborating.

Twitter stopped taking action against accounts spreading misleading information about Covid-19 last month.

In response to Sir Elton's announcement, Mr Musk said he hoped the star would be back.

In what could be his last ever tweet, the Rocket Man singer wrote: "All my life I've tried to use music to bring people together. Yet it saddens me to see how misinformation is now being used to divide our world.

"I've decided to no longer use Twitter, given their recent change in policy which will allow misinformation to flourish unchecked."

Twitter's controversial CEO, who began referring to himself as the company's Chief Twit after buying it, replied to the post saying: "I love your music. Hope you come back. Is there any misinformation in particular that you're concerned about?"

Since Mr Musk completed his $44bn (£38.1bn) Twitter takeover in October, there has been controversy over the Covid policy roll-back, as well as other moves such as reinstating some previously suspended accounts and charging users for their "blue tick".

[freedumb2003]

Before Musk “misinformation” is any fact or opinion which opposes liberal narratives.

[Dr. Sivana]

Amoreena
Tiny Dancer
Your Song

Wow, you are going way back. Those are from three of his very earliest albums (Tumbleweed Connection, Madman Across the Water, Elton John) with Amoreena being fairly obscure despite its use in "Dog Day Afternoon".

[WMarshal]

Who cares what a sodomite thinks)

[RandFan]

Very true.....

[grobdriver]

The thing about “misinformation” is, it’s all in the eye of the beholder.

[stanne]

Way back indeed. If one pulls them out of their collection, spins them on the turntable my bet is the kids would be amazed.

Or just the way back machine would be cranked up for some great piano and vocals

And yes, Dog Day Afternoon is Al Pacino at his best with a great tune.

[Seaplaner]

Goodbye Elton John...

We really knew you after all

You lack the grace to inform yourself

While lefties around you scrawled

[SmokingJoe]

Elton John LOSES four-month battle to stop YOU from discovering he has settled his sexual harassment case with British male worker

Singer, 69, spent four months trying to keep case from being made public
Ex-employee brought sexual harassment claim against him last August
The case was settled out-of-court and all accusations were withdrawn
But Court of Appeal dismissed Sir Elton's reporting restriction application

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3694149/Elton-John-settles-sex-harassment-case-British-male-employee-loses-four-month-battle-secret.html

[newzjunkey]

He once quit in the middle of a concert I attended. It didn’t stick. That was decades ago. Sorry to see his take on Twitter but Twitter is probably better off under Musk. At least we are peering behind the curtain now.

[lgjhn23]

ROTFLMAO....ok..bye, bye,gay boy....LOL.

[Cen-Tejas]

Like Barbara Streisand, I love “some” of Elton John’s music. But his queer life and absence of morals are deplorable.

[SmokingJoe]

Elton j\John is annoyed because Musk is is removing all the child abusers and child porn from Twitter.
Chuckle.

[Bullish]

Bye Faggot.

[dead]

"I love your music. Hope you come back. Is there any misinformation in particular that you're concerned about?"

Perfect response. Polite. Explain WTF you’re talking about you big dumb poof. Only polite.

The poof will not be able to respond.

[gswilder]

Snowflakes in echo chambers cannot handle truth.

[Dr. Sivana]

Except for “Burn Down the Mission” (and maybe the syrupy “Love Song”), “Tumbleweed Connection” is a very conservative album. “My Father’s Gun”, “Talking Old Soldiers”, and “Country Comfort” are very culturally conservative.

[stanne]

Country comfort is a great tune. He gets the pedal steel -he or Bernie Taupin-of the Sounth.

[granite]

So goodbye yellow brick road
Where the dogs of society howl
You can't plant me in your penthouse
I'm going back to my plough
Back to the howling, old owl in the woods
Hunting the horny-back toad
Oh, I've finally decided my future lies
Beyond the yellow brick road

[Dapper 26]

Elton John? Why should we care?

[Songcraft]

"Hit The Road, Jack!"   (song link)