The actor and comedian Jim Carrey, who in April announced that he would take a break from film productions and filming, reported that he will close his Twitter profile, it is not known if it will be permanently or temporarily.
Carrey, years old, shared a post on his profile on the social network to make public his intention to stay away from this platform. The protagonist of ‘La Máscara’ said goodbye to his followers with a cartoon and a message.
“I’m leaving Twitter, but first here is a cartoon I did with my friend Jimmy Hayward,” he wrote in what looks like his last post. In the post he explains a bit of the graphic content.
“It is based on my painting of a crazy old man lighthouse keeper, standing naked in a storm, summoning angels and shining his lamp to guide us through a treacherous night.”
I’m leaving Twitter, but 1st here’s a cartoon I made with my friend Jimmy Hayward. It’s based on my painting of a crazy old Lighthouse Keeper, standing naked in a storm, summoning the angels and shining his lamp to guide us through a treacherous night. I love you all so much! ;^j pic.twitter.com/Cqmp87A87r
— Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) November ,
Although he did not give more details, it is speculated that the comedian’s decision has to do with the new Twitter policies that arose from the fact that the Australian businessman Elon Musk acquired it, but there are no clear indications that this is the case.
The mysterious farewell message suggests that this is the case, since thousands of people have complained that the social network is not having filters to prevent a mass propagation of hate content.
Jim’s post It surprised many users, who directly questioned the reason for his determination, especially because of the way he says goodbye to his followers, some of the comments were severe.
“Why are you leaving Twitter? Are you not in favor of free speech? Do you support censorship of ideas you disagree with, i.e. conservatism? Are you afraid of confronting those you disagree with and debating? Don’t you think that leaving Twitter is a show of cowardice? “, They commented.
Despite the great reaction, the comedian did not respond to any of the questions or give more details about why he his decision. Since Elon Musk bought Twitter, various public figures, as well as personalities, have left the platform.
You may also like:
–Jim Carrey criticizes Hollywood for applauding Will Smith at the Oscars: “It disgusted me”–Will Smith resigns : The actor decided to resign from the Academy as a result of his slapping Chris Rock–Chris Rock was a victim of teasing and bullying when he was little