A coalition of 15 U.S. and Canadian Jewish groups penned an open letter on Tuesday announcing they are leaving the social media platform X stating that under CEO Elon Musk's leadership has become filled with "hate, antisemitism, and societal division."
"More than a dozen U.S. and Canadian Jewish groups said Tuesday they will leave the social media platform X, stating it 'has become rife with toxic speech,' " the alliance said in their statement.
The signatories cited Musk's rollback of content moderation policies and alleged the tech mogul has "promoted white supremacists and re-platformed purveyors of conspiracy theories."
"Musk himself has re-posted content that is antisemitic and xenophobic, promoting it to his millions of followers," the statement wrote. "The hateful posts on X are harmful to Jews and people of all faiths and no faiths." The collection of faith based organizations indicated they will "transition away" from the platform in the first quarter of 2025.
"But rather than contribute to the coarsening of discourse that is so pervasive on X, going forward, we will post content elsewhere," they wrote.
Musk and his free speech platform have been the subject of controversy since he purchased the former Twitter in 2022. In November of 2023, dozens of major brands paused advertising on X over concerns their ads were being run alongside pro-Nazi content on the platform.
Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Musk over an alleged "Nazi salute" during President Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony. While thanking the crowed at Capitol One area on Monday, Musk placed his right hand on his chest and stretched his arm outward, his palm facing the ground. He then turned around and repeated the gesture before placing his hand on his chest again. Musk's gesture drew immediate rebuke, particularly in Europe where many leaders were quick to call out Musk saying it should "worry every democrat."
Musk stoked further controversy on Sunday when he told supporters of the German conservative populist party Alternative fur Deutschland that "it's OK to be proud to be German" and "there's too much emphasis on past guilt."
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