San Francisco Supervisor and Democratic Socialists of America member Dean Preston has reportedly quit X, formerly known as Twitter, following attacks by the platform’s billionaire owner Elon Musk.
What Happened: Musk has posted three comments since Sept. 22 on Preston calling for the supervisor to be fired or imprisoned, terming him “the person most responsible for the destruction of San Francisco.”
Preston has now said that he would no longer use X, citing Musk’s calls for jailing him, San Francisco Chronicle reported.
"Twitter has been overwhelmed by trolls and disinformation since Musk took over. With the owner of the site calling for me to be jailed, it became clearer it was time to move ...