‘We’re Leaving Toxicity In 2024’: Joy Reid Leaves X, Prompting MAGA Field Day; Don Lemon, Lizzo and 115,000 Others Flee the Platform In Mass Exodus

Joy Reid joined a growing roster of progressives bidding adieu to X, Elon Musk’s social media platform that has tilted sharply to the right under the mega-billionaire’s leadership. “It was just not worth it,” said the MSNBC host, who boasted more than 1.9 million followers. Reid said her departure has everything to do with Musk, who has transformed X into a News Max of social media — unapologetically pro-Trump. NBC News reports X’s AI-powered trending section routinely promoted election conspiracy theories and coordinated attacks against Democrat nominee Kamala Harris in the months leading up to the election. The exodus accelerated after Donald Trump recaptured the presidency. Musk has been by the Republican standard-bearer’s side — literally — ever since and was tapped to co-chair a commission to streamline government and dramatically cut federal spending. “I hadn’t been posting for a long time — I just didn’t want to contribute content once it was purchased by its present owner,” Reid said in a TikTok video announcing the breakup. She claimed she held onto her account because she feared “someone trying to take over that name and use it for nefarious purposes.” Reid asked her followers to join her on BlueSky, which...