Clifton Suspension Bridge leaves Twitter and immediately gets hate spammed

The relationship cited a 'decrease successful meaningful engagement' and 'recent changes' for the determination (Image: Michael Lloyd Photography)

Clifton Suspension Bridge has unopen down its X account, antecedently known arsenic Twitter, owed to an "increase successful inappropriate content", sparking a question of humorous memes. The account, which provided updates astir the iconic Bristol bridge, announced earlier this week that it would nary longer beryllium posting connected its feed.

Despite being a "fantastic level for engagement" with its assemblage implicit the past 15 years, caller changes person led unit to reconsider their usage of the site. The level was known arsenic Twitter until 2022 erstwhile it was purchased by billionaire and existent US authorities authoritative Elon Musk.

Clifton Suspension Bridge had astir 10,000 followers connected X, and its last station has been viewed implicit a cardinal times, receiving astir 2,000 responses. However, different caller posts person not seen akin levels of interaction, reports Gloucestershire Live. 

The determination to permission the site, attributed to a "decline successful meaningful engagement", has been met with a important magnitude of antagonistic and mocking responses. Despite the announcement being made connected November 11, astir comments person been posted successful the past 24 hours by individuals with a bluish checkmark connected their relationship - those who person subscribed to X's paid model.

The suspension span is not the lone relationship to cease posting connected the societal media site. Yesterday, The Guardian besides announced its departure from the website, stating that the platform's benefits were being overshadowed by the negatives and "often disturbing content".

Clifton Suspension Bridge has decided to telephone it quits connected a definite societal media platform, with the authoritative relationship stating: "With the emergence successful inappropriate contented and alteration successful meaningful engagement with our followers, we person chosen to nary longer station to this account."

Moreover, they assured fans, "You volition ever beryllium capable to enactment up to day with what is happening astatine the Clifton Suspension Bridge, including span closures and attraction done our website cliftonbridge.org.uk."

They besides extended an invitation for followers to articulation them connected different societal networks: "If you'd similar to proceed pursuing america connected antithetic societal media platforms, we are progressive connected Facebook and Instagram utilizing @brunelbridge."