Culture of X/Twitter
As the presidential election approaches, I find myself seeing more and more political media on my social media timelines than ever before. Since Elon Musk acquired Twitter in 2022, I have been seeing an influx of political commentary that I was not seeing before. X, formerly Twitter, is one of my favorite social media platforms to use on the daily basis but it has turned into a cesspool of trolls and misinformation. I had to go as far as to block Elon Musk on the platform because I was sick of seeing his posts, as he is seemingly online 24/7; but this does not stop his friends from showing up on my feed. Most of the time I feel like these accounts are rage baiting to get engagement on their posts and Elon Musk feeds into it. I feel like I should not have to block or mute accounts that I have never, and would never, interact with.