Dozens of celebrities took to Twitter to boycott the social media platform on Friday in solidarity with actress Rose McGowan and as a protest against the silencing of women’s voices, especially victims of sexual assault.
The idea for the protest came after McGowan’s Twitter account was briefly suspended Thursday.
Celebrities deciding to boycott on Friday include Alyssa Milano, Chrissy Teigen, Mark Ruffalo, Terry Crews, Kathy Griffin, Anna Paquin, Jeffrey Wright, and several more.
Despite the boycott, the hashtag is trending Friday because of users who feel women are silencing themselves. “Instead of #womenboycottwitter why don’t we bombard twitter. Give it hell. Get all up in it’s face. Make some noise. Be brave. F— s–t up,” tweeted actress Amanda Abbington.
“I’ve been silenced by misogyny far too much to now do it voluntarily. EVERYONE should shout louder against sexism,” tweeted author Melissa Cole.
But as Griffin put it Thursday, “#WomenBoycottTwitter will not silence us, but @Twitter will make much less $$ b/c of fewer clicks. I’m in.”
See more celebrity reactions to #WomenBoycottTwitter below.
Ladies. Let's do this. #WomenBoycottTwitter. Not because of hate but because I love this platform and know it can be better.
— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) October 13, 2017
I'm with her and her and her and her and her and her and her…#WomenBoycottTwitter
— Jeffrey Wright 🥜 (@jfreewright) October 13, 2017
Also, any men who wish to show their support for .@rosemcgowan and all the other victims please join #WomenBoycottTwitter #boycotttwitter
— Anna Paquin (@AnnaPaquin) October 13, 2017
Ok ok Jesus, let me clear this up. #WomenBoycottTwitter will not silence us, but @Twitter will make much less $$ b/c of fewer clicks. I’m in pic.twitter.com/LPEbKJwpgM
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) October 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/ava/status/918718017030168578
#WomenBoycottTwitter because we deserve it and so does Twitter. Shame on you
— Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) October 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/DebraMessing/status/918734340208467969
#WomenBoycottTwitter ❤️ pic.twitter.com/RACm1yJBGc
— Ken Jeong (@kenjeong) October 13, 2017
I stand with the women. No more tweets for me too.#WomenBoycottTwitter
— Terry Crews (@terrycrews) October 13, 2017
I'm with her – see you guys on Saturday ❤️#WomenBoycottTwitter pic.twitter.com/83JymP2MRH
— Jay Duplass (@jayduplass) October 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/_juliannemoore/status/918713049904590848
Taking a mental health break from Twitter. #WomenBoycottTwitter
— Elizabeth Banks ❄️ (@ElizabethBanks) October 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/VeronicaRoth/status/918708437688524800
Ladies making good points. https://t.co/JWbO7NFM25. #WomenBoycottTwitter .
— Anna Chlumsky (@AnnaChlumsky) October 13, 2017
I boycott twitter on behalf of ALL women and every single survivor of abuse.#WomanBoycottTwitter #ALLWomen4Women
— Ellen Barkin (@EllenBarkin) 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
Tomorrow I follow the Women. #WomenBoycottTwitter
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) October 13, 2017