'I'm Getting OFF!': Whoopi Throws A Tantrum Over Free Speech On Twitter
Whoopi Goldberg through a giant tantrum as she announced her departure from the social media platform Twitter now that free speech is returning. She complained, "some speech is not all free" and whined that she has to see opinions on Twitter that used to be blocked.
Goldberg began by saying, "So, it has been a little over a week since Elon Musk took over Twitter and the place – it's a mess. He's already called back some of the workforces he fired a few days ago. He's putting his $8 charge for blue check verification on hold. First, it was going to be $20. Now it's going to be $8. He also suspended Kathy Griffin for impersonating him on a parody account, which has started a free Kathy hashtag to trend.
She continued, "I'm getting off. I'm getting off today because I just feel like, you know, it's so messy. And I'm tired of now having had certain kinds of attitudes blocked and now they're back on, and I just -- I'm going to get out, and if it settles down and I feel more comfortable, maybe I'll come back. But as of tonight, I'm done with Twitter."
Goldberg finally hit her real issue with Twitter—Free speech:
"They keep saying that it's free speech and some speech is not all free – All speech is not free speech. Some speech is not okay free speech. So, everybody has to agree on that, but if people keep saying, “you're hurting my free speech,” [mocking tone] it's going to be a problem."
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— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) November 7, 2022
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WHOOPI GOLDBERG: So, it has been a little over a week since Elon Musk took over Twitter and the place – it's a mess. He's already called back some of the workforce he fired a few days ago. He's putting his $8 charge for blue check verification on hold. First it was going to be $20. Now it's going to be $8. He also suspended Kathy Griffin for impersonating him on a parody account, which has started a free Kathy hashtag to trend.
I'm -- I'm getting off. I'm getting off today because I just feel like, you know, it's so messy. And I'm tired of now having had certain kinds of attitudes blocked and now they're back on, and I just -- I'm going to get out, and if it settles down and I feel more comfortable, maybe I'll come back. But as of tonight, I'm done with Twitter.