Veteran tech journalist Walt Mossberg announced on Tuesday he was deactivating his X (formerly known as Twitter) account, saying Elon Musk’s takeover of the site turned it into a “cesspool.”

Mr Mossberg is a well-respected name and expert in the US tech writing industry, who also co-founded media sites such as Recode and AllThingsD. He announced his boycotting of X on Meta’s new platform Threads, saying his reasons revolve around business tycoon Mr Musk’s threats to sue the Anti-Defemation League (ADL).

  • enkers
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    010 months ago

    He continued on to say he will only be found on Threads, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram

    Mastodon: “Am I a joke to you?“ >:(

    • geosocoOP
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      010 months ago

      Someone in another thread said he has a mastodon account. Dunno if he posts there or not.

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    -110 months ago

    Twitter has been a cesspool for many years before Elon. I don’t know what he’s on about.