Trent Reznor has called Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter an “embarrassment,” and said he’s “about to leave” the social media platform.
Since Musk finalized the Twitter acquisition, he has laid off half of the company’s employees; put a blue check mark fee of $8 per month; He issued an ultimatum to the remaining employees to either return to the office or quit their jobs (which he has since partially retracted); And restore Donald Trump’s account.
while promoting his score and Atticus Ross scores for the new movie Bones and everythingReznor asked before Hollywood Reporter To anticipate the current state of Twitter under Musk. To which Nine Inch Nails replied, “Embarrassment.” “I’m about to leave. We don’t need the arrogance of the billionaire class to feel like they can just come and solve everything.”
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Reznor added that he had considered leaving Twitter long before Musk bought the company. “Even without him being involved, I find it has become a very toxic environment. For the sake of my mental health, I need self-control. I just don’t feel happy being there anymore.”
As it is, Reznor Twitter is not used muchBecause his tweets are few and far between. However, his account has 1.6 million followers, so it looks like he’s willing to forgo a major social platform to stand up for his principles.
The original score for Bones and everything Released on Friday, it can be streamed in full here. Nine Inch Nails recently played a historic show in Cleveland, where the classic band members returned for a one-off performance of a set of songs at the end of the set.
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