Elon Musk's pro-Trump stance causes progressives to flee X for liberal safe space

Last week, MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace told viewers that she deleted her X app in an "act of self-preservation." 

"I deleted Twitter today as an act of self-preservation and because I was no longer able to find the things I was interested in. I was seeing a lot of things that I'm not," she said. Wallace's account remains active on the platform.

Ex-CNN host Don Lemon posted a statement announcing his departure from X on Wednesday, telling his 1.5M followers that "it's time for me to leave the platform."

"I once believed it was a place for honest debate and discussion, transparency and free speech, but I now feel it does not serve that purpose," he wrote, signing off his message with his new Bluesky handle.

Lemon cited X's new terms of service, which will go into effect later this week, as the final straw that led to his departure. The incoming terms mandate that all legal disputes be brought exclusively before Texas courts, where X is headquartered. Lemon cited the Washington Post's claim that the Texas courts will be a "hub for conservatives" which could "make it easier for X to shield itself from and punish critics."

"We think that the benefits of being on X are now outweighed by the negatives and that resources could be better used promoting our journalism elsewhere," the Guardian told readers.

"The U.S. presidential election served only to underline what we have considered for a long time: that X is a toxic media platform and that its owner, Elon Musk, has been able to use its influence to shape political discourse," the publication said.

Actress Jamie Lee Curtis also bid farewell to the platform on Wednesday, posting a screenshot of her account deactivation message with the caption, "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. Courage to change the things I can. And the wisdom to know the difference." 

In a subsequent post on Bluesky, Curtis posted, "#WeDontNeedX."

Bluesky did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.