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#eXit: Excitement in Vienna – Armin Wolf and Co. flee from Musk!
Left-wing journalists are leaving Musk's platform X and switching to Bluesky to protest against disinformation and hate speech.
#eXit: Excitement in Vienna – Armin Wolf and Co. flee from Musk!
In a dramatic social media exodus, prominent Austrian journalists are turning their backs on Platform X! After Donald Trump's renewed election victory, many leftists, led by Armin Wolf, are loudly saying goodbye. Armin Wolf, the famous news anchor with 640,000 followers, has had enough! In line with other powerful media voices such as Ingrid Brodnig and Florian Klenk, he says goodbye to X and moves to new digital shores with the hashtag #eXit - the Bluesky platform. Why? Tech titan Elon Musk is to blame!
What an exchange of blows! Musk, who is decried as a destructive uber-troll, is openly criticized by Wolf. On his blog, Wolf complains about the flood of malicious comments that he and others experience on X. For many women, the platform is now completely unacceptable, fueled by Musk's relaxed approach to disinformation and inflammatory content. What was once a place for political discourse is now a propaganda stage for conspiracy theories, Wolf complains.
A manifesto against the troll boss
It's not just the journalists who are rebelling! The tram company Wiener Linien and the British Guardian also announced their departure. The “Austro-Twitteria” seems to be regrouping. But are the fans following? The answer remains unanswered. While some set off into the digital blue sky, others remain on tried and tested territory. The next few months could be crucial in determining how many veteran users will turn their backs on Musk.
Armin Wolf shaped the platform for 16 years, but now it's time to say goodbye, and the media response won't be long in coming. Magnus Michel, ironically in a Twitter post, outlines the challenge of venturing out of your cozy surroundings into a new world. The digital move is underway, who will join is still unclear, as is the true scope of this mass exodus. It remains exciting to see whether Bluesky becomes a new home for broken hearts in the digital debate culture.