Monitor US presidential election, Swiftiesname of Taylor SwiftX’s fans are running away from X to Bluesky. Boss X, billionaire Elon Muskis one of Donald Trump’s biggest supportersfunnel more than $100 million into America PAC supporting Trump; causing confusion for candidates on the campaign trail; And promoting Trump’s messages on X. Musk also helps Trump exploit his obvious strengths right-wing male audience. Swifties, who have built a strong community on the platform formerly known as Twitter, have taken notice. By Thursday, less than 48 hours after Trump was elected president, they began leaving the podium in droves.
“I like the idea of building a new community here and don’t want to have to support Elon in any form.” name for fear of being harassed. “Elon is of course an avid Trump supporter, which is not consistent with Taylor’s values or the values of Swifties.”
Even though there are Swifties across the political spectrum, the community still prides itself on being a positive and accepting space. After Kamala Harris was announced as the Democratic presidential candidate, Swifties started campaigning to support her. In September, Swift herself endorsed Harris. IN an Instagram post statement in support of her, Swift quoted AI-generated images of her and her fans that was used by Trump to imply that she endorsed him.
Following the endorsement, Musk posted“Fine Taylor… you win… I will give you a child and protect your cats with my life.” Musk, who has repeatedly shared concerns about the falling birth rate, has at least 11 children with at least three women. According to the New York Times, he also offered his sperm to Nicole Shanahan, who ran for independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (She refused.)
Irene Kim, organizer with Swifties for Kamalasaid that the post-election wave of misogyny caused her and many other Swift fans to abandon X and seek refuge on Bluesky. Although research has found that Hate speech and misinformation increased After Musk took over the platform, Trump’s election seemed to give it a boost. ONE report from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue found that in the 24 hours after Trump’s election victory, phrases like “Your body, my choice,” echoed Trump’s claims. election night rhetoric by white supremacist Nick Fuentes, is up 4,600% on X.
“I think that’s the kind of rhetoric we want to stay away from,” Kim said. She also noted that X recently updated The “blocking” feature, which allows people to view the profiles and posts of users who have blocked them, has contributed to a more negative experience on the platform. “Twitter has definitely become a hell,” Kim said.
