We doubt Twitter is pleased about this.
On Thursday, Rose McGowan announced that she, along with many other women on Twitter, would be boycotting the social media site on October 13. Why?? Well, the #WomenBoycottTwitter movement came about after the service temporarily suspended the Charmed alum’s account amid tweets about Harvey Weinstein and Ben Affleck.
Related: Rose Accuses Harvey Of Rape
Unsurprisingly, numerous A-listers — including Chrissy Teigen, Mark Ruffalo, Gina Rodriguez, etc. — have vocalized their support for the boycott and have promised to not post on Friday. Be sure to ch-ch-check out their declarations (below)!
At midnight we RISE https://t.co/ihKLLczUww
— rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) October 13, 2017
Ladies. Let’s do this. #WomenBoycottTwitter. Not because of hate but because I love this platform and know it can be better.
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) October 13, 2017
Tomorrow I follow the Women. #WomenBoycottTwitter
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) October 13, 2017
I stand with my sisters. I won’t be live tweeting the premiere of Jane the Virgin tomorrow. Instead come on over to @instagram I’ll do BTS! pic.twitter.com/MKQkOlvGJl
— Gina Rodriguez (@HereIsGina) October 13, 2017
Other stars were quick to pledge their allegiance to the boycott:
Proudly joining #WomenBoycottTwitter for the next 24 hours even though Instagram doesn’t properly capture my tone.
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) October 13, 2017
Ok ok Jesus, let me clear this up. #WomenBoycottTwitter will not silence us, but @Twitter will make much less $$ b/c of fewer clicks. I’m in pic.twitter.com/LPEbKJwpgM
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) October 13, 2017
Tomorrow (Friday the 13th) will be the first day in over 10 years that I won’t tweet. Join me. #WomenBoycottTwitter pic.twitter.com/xoEt5Bwj5s
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) October 13, 2017
#IStandWithRose .@rosemcgowan and all the other victims. #WomenBoycottTwitter tomorrow. https://t.co/XTXtFMv2CM
— Anna Paquin (@AnnaPaquin) October 13, 2017
Jeffrey says it best. #WomenBoycottTwitter
See you Saturday https://t.co/N9uvbgr0ZB
— Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) October 13, 2017
Tomorrow it’s ├░┼╕┬ñ┬É├░┼╕┬ñ┬É├░┼╕┬ñ┬É #WomenBoycottTwitter (and people who are love and support women) https://t.co/ydwCY51jM3
— Piper Perabo (@PiperPerabo) October 12, 2017
Logging off. Also, our senile president should be the one suspended from twitter. #WomenBoycottTwitter pic.twitter.com/RLG2CU5Rir
— Mike Birbiglia (@birbigs) October 13, 2017
I stand proudly with women. #WomenBoycottTwitter pic.twitter.com/A1UtswSepj
— Nev Schulman (@NevSchulman) October 13, 2017
I stand in solidarity with all women, and all victims of sexual harassment/assault. #WomenBoycottTwitter @Twitter I’m out.
— Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) October 13, 2017
Let’s all get involved people #WomenBoycottTwitter
— Jeremy Piven (@jeremypiven) October 13, 2017
aight….in addition to supporting the #WomenBoycottTwitter movement i ask you all remember that @JemeleHill is catching hell as well. out.
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) October 13, 2017
I’m with her – see you guys on Saturday ├ó┬¥┬ñ├»┬╕┬Å#WomenBoycottTwitter pic.twitter.com/83JymP2MRH
— Jay Duplass (@jayduplass) October 13, 2017
Signing off ✌🏻 #WomenBoycottTwitter
— Holly Madison (@hollymadison) October 13, 2017
Racism, misogyny, war on poor, war on press, possibly actual war, some good puns.
Now u don’t NEED Friday twitter.#WomenBoycottTwitter
— Joss Whedon (@joss) October 13, 2017
In an attempt to diffuse the drama, Twitter released the following statement to People:
“We have been in touch with Ms. McGowan’s team. We want to explain that her account was temporarily locked because one of her Tweets included a private phone number, which violates of our Terms of Service. The Tweet was removed and her account has been unlocked. We will be clearer about these policies and decisions in the future.
Twitter is proud to empower and support the voices on our platform, especially those that speak truth to power. We stand with the brave women and men who use Twitter to share their stories, and will work hard every day to improve our processes to protect those voices.”
What do YOU think?? Are you participating in the boycott??
SOUND OFF in the comments (below)!
[Image via WENN.]
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