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Playbill, a news outlet and guide for the Broadway theater community and theatergoers, said Friday it left Twitter after Elon Musk took over the platform.

In a statement, Playbill said the social media platform has “greatly expanded its tolerance for hate, negativity, and misinformation.” The account, which had more than 400,000 followers, was not active on Twitter as of Friday. The company that owns Playbill was established in 1885. It is family-owned. “We feel we can no longer continue to utilize a platform where the line between actual news and insidious rhetoric has become blurred beyond recognition,” Playbill said in a statement.

The platform suspended numerous fake accounts that had “verified” check marks for brands ranging from Nintendo of America to the software company Valve. Some of the fake company accounts on Twitter included inappropriate logos or pictures – the imposter Nintendo account, for example, tweeted an image of Mario giving the middle finger. The following Playbill Twitter accounts are no longer active: @Playbill, @PlaybillTravel, @PLAYBILLder, @PlaybillArts, @PlaybillStore.

 

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I guess 'free speech' only applies to one side. If you point out the hypocritical logic, or an alternate opinion, you are preaching hate. Just goes to show who really practices tolerance!!

Don’t let the door hit up on the way out

Oh noes. What are we going to do without whatever the fuck that was

Who?

The funny thing about hate, It drives you to what you like. - Denny Crane

SO something that's has a job to relay information about Broadway shows, is taking a stand on.... something? I mean they could just relay information about you know, the shows they want people to spend money on. But taking a stand on random unknown stuff is good too!

Who would have thought that Playbill would be political.

Lol We don’t want to really know how much people thought our plays suck….lol

😂

ADDSS ADDSS YYEEAARRSS

So Twitter lost $50 bucks a month in ad revenue?

Who? Who gives a fuck. My god the people whom Dems tried to fund their plays like Jagged Little Pill (ugh) and such? One of the may stupid things they hung over people's heads who were waiting for covid relief during lockdowns? Well at least the Kennedy Ctr got money....

How ridiculous.

oh no. i get no information from them. life will not change whatsoever. please come back. or don't. nobody cares.

I always love how many people have to comment and tell people they don't care about the thing they just read and are now writing about...

See ya...work on another Les Mis, I'll be there (even though I don't agree w your politics)

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