AceShowbiz - Jamie Lee Curtis and Don Lemon have deactivated their X accounts following the announcement that Elon Musk, who acquired Twitter in 2022, will lead Donald Trump's "Department of Government Efficiency" alongside biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. Trump stated that the "DOGE" initiative, named after the cryptocurrency Dogecoin and the "doge" meme, aims to "dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies."

Curtis shared a screenshot of her deactivated X account on Instagram, accompanied by the serenity prayer caption. While she did not specify her reasons for leaving, her decision follows Trump's election victory and Musk's closeness to him. Curtis previously supported Vice President Kamala Harris and Democrats in the presidential election.

Don Lemon also announced his departure from X in a statement posted on the platform. He expressed that he no longer believes X is "a place for honest debate and discussion, transparency, and free speech." Lemon also cited X's new terms of service, which take effect on November 15 and require all disputes to be brought in courts located in Tarrant County, Texas. As reported by the Washington Post, this could make it easier for X to protect itself from litigation and punish critics.

The Guardian, a U.K. publication, has also announced that it will stop posting to X. The Guardian stated that the platform has become "toxic" and that Musk's influence has shaped political discourse.

The departures from X follow Musk's acquisition of Twitter in October 2022, which led to a reduction in content moderation teams and an increase in bots, racism, misogyny, harassment, scams, conspiracy theories, disinformation and pornography. As a result, advertisers left the platform, and revenues collapsed. X is now reportedly worth only $9.4 billion.