Canada's Supreme Court has dropped a bombshell by announcing that it's leaving Elon Musk's social media platform X, which is a striking move at the same time as its owner is receiving heavy pushback from Canadian citizens.
There have been many efforts to move away from Twitter, now X, since Elon Musk purchased the site for $44,000,000,000 back in September 2022.
Some have simply ditched the social media platform altogether, whereas others have hopped over to phoenix-like alternatives that have cropped up as competitors over the years.
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While Musk's ownership has seen the site's overall value drop 72% in the years since his takeover multiple celebrities, news publications, and business have ditched their accounts in favor of greener pastures.
The latest of these is the Supreme Court of Canada in a particularly timely decision that might reflect an ongoing conflict between the country, Musk, and the United States government as a whole.
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"Dear subscribers," began the Supreme Court of Canada's latest and last post on X, "moving forward, we will be focusing our communication efforts on other platforms. We invite you to follow us on our LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube accounts to continue receiving our updates. Thank you for your support!"
Unlike many other accounts that have announced their departures from Twitter/X, the Supreme Court doesn't give any indication as to why they've decided to move on, although the timing has led many to take a guess of their own.
US President Donald Trump become laser focused on 'obtaining' Canada as a '51st state' since he emerged victorious last November, and now-paused tariffs on the country caused political strife that Musk himself was caught in the crossfire of.
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The X owner certainly hasn't positioned himself as an innocent bystander though, as despite previously declaring himself to be 'proudly half Canadian', Musk recently asserted his belief that Canada is not a real country in a now-deleted post.
This was in response to a petition tabled by NDP MP Charlie Angus requesting that the government revoke Musk's dual citizenship status in Canada, and said petition has now garnered 323,999 signatures at the time of writing.
Of course, the Supreme Court's departure from Musk's platform could have absolutely nothing to do with recent political conflicts, but considering that they have remained active in recent times, it does appear to be motivated by extenuating circumstances.
As per The Globe and Mail, Chief Justice Richard Wagner stressed the importance of communicating the work of the Supreme Court with Canadian citizens in recent years, so this move does appear to contradict that, although they remain active on a number of alternative social media platforms that citizens can view to stay in the know.