Kering-owned Balenciaga has benefited from the visibility and reach provided by Twitter, amassing nearly 1 million followers to its now-shuttered account.
Balenciaga, a century-old Spanish fashion label, is the first to cease communication and presentation on Twitter, following the platform’s acquisition by business magnate Elon Musk.
Many have raised concerns that, under Mr. Musk’s stewardship, standards of content modification will be loosened.has taken its Twitter page down. It remains active on other platforms, notably Instagram, where it has 14 million followers. Kering-owned Balenciaga has benefited from the visibility and reach provided by Twitter, amassing nearly 1 million followers to its account.While Mr. Musk vows to promote free speech on the site, many are concerned that this wide berth will allow for unmitigated hate speech and misinformation.First reported by Robert Williams in the daily publication,Balenciaga itself has not stated its motivation for the departure, or if there is any plan to return in the immediate or future or farther.
Big names in other industries, such as Dyson and General Motors, have already left the platform since Mr. Musk’s takeover in late October, as have several celebrities including model Gigi Hadid. {"ct":"GofWGkSbR5hbb6r1ROTCv6OX7pI1Y53h+Z2QShgYMGlw8zvNW1\/60knRtooW7ZO2wTUCjJ+cwx8E31YF5IZsxUaWHQjPzzAqXSxaP\/gITKHS66WkwtsTDHbVC5ARdTxrRol7CSuPEOiV10GjpqRC0q78ENn1JctCnnlCrvB+cVQM008kPOItgeVBPAlz5Awtk6pgQi32o0CmFF\/18MpoDgfmOqM\/Vkqu7bZInhmiarV3O2thS3HrhFc+7oWB32FpC3Rnrpo9+uagEGmWNkOUPDjZRmG9hVLPJNPtVLtzmLs1rXWqKCBvBsrH03TFa5OE9jxSKgnVBFFl6H7iH9lH42E3X28ZGE19vCqCB9gXPm72VnGD44KyIvxV\/U9f\/1Rfz9io+O9Gxt6hIrd87K\/x9vFM4Q4o1VbBmuytip4c2rbXDKlhlwbe4IVN\/jTGYZsD8DdNGHMbTKs\/vMuHXS6Wa
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