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).

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

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

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

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        He looks over 60, so he likely saw all the trans people and rainbows thriving there and his innate Boomer deep fear of something novel and amazing and different took over.

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          Are they still thriving there? I’ve seen a few, but there seems to be way more on bluesky.

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              Why would that prevent them from moving and thriving? They just invite their friends.

              I’ve seen a few posts from folks complaining about the culture on mastodon and effectively getting harassed there.

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