'Jeopardy!''s Ken Jennings Jokes About Twitter Exit Amid Elon Musk Takeover

Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings has joked about quitting Twitter to head back to other platforms amid Elon Musk's takeover of the social-media space.

Since finalizing his deal to purchase Twitter in late October, billionaire Musk, 51, has won the praise of conservatives and drawn the ire of liberal figures as he floats a number of changes and reiterates his stance on prioritizing "free speech."

As Twitter users brace themselves for a number of changes—including the reinstatement of accounts belonging to a number of banned public figures—a host of other well-knowns, including Whoopi Goldberg, have departed the platform.

In an apparent nod to those leaving and threatening to depart, Jennings, 48, posted a tongue-in-cheek thread on Monday, asking who among his more than 485,000 followers would join him in an exodus to revisit options with little to no social-media connection.

"Who will join me in leaving Twitter to watch hours and hours of old Ken Burns documentaries on Kanopy," tweeted all-time Jeopardy! champ Jennings.

He added that "somewhere men in plaid shirts are talking about John Muir and Satchel Paige. We are missing it.

"Migrate with me to Nyrbster, where we read the New York Review Books classics series in publication order," he went on. "I'm on the bioy.casares server.

"Let's all switch back to Usenet newsgroups and collaborate on short text threads about Portishead and The X-Files. We can cross-post guitar tabs, REM lyrics, and Star Trek ascii art here for a short transitional period."

While some of Jennings' followers appeared to take his thread as a serious statement that he was departing, others joked along with the TV personality, who is known for sharing tongue-in-cheek takes on topics.

Oscar-winning Ghost star Whoopi Goldberg said on Monday's installment of The View that she would be departing the social-media platform by the end of the day. She expressed frustration over the "messy" situation on the app in the wake of Tesla CEO Musk taking over the company and concerns over certain people being allowed back onto the platform.

"I'm getting off today because I just feel like it's so messy, and I'm tired of now having certain kinds of attitudes blocked now getting back on," Goldberg said. "So I'm gonna get out, and if it settles down enough and I feel more comfortable, maybe I'll come back. But, as of tonight, I'm done with Twitter."

Goldberg, 66, follows in the footsteps of other celebrities such as model Gigi Hadid, singer Sara Bareilles, showrunner Shonda Rhimes, retired wrestler Mick Foley and actor Tea Leoni, who have also quit Twitter in recent weeks. Many other prominent figures have also discussed leaving in the near future.

My Life on the D-List star Kathy Griffin resorted to using her late mother's Twitter account on Sunday, after she was banned from the platform for impersonating Musk.

The comedian, 62, who has ramped up her criticism of the Tesla CEO since he took over the platform, was banned from Twitter on Sunday after changing her screen name to that of the billionaire's, violating the terms of service on impersonating others.

After quipping that Griffin "was suspended for impersonating a comedian," Musk tweeted that he would be willing to reinstate the TV personality's account "For $8," in reference to the controversial new charges he is implementing for accounts to become and remain verified on the platform.

South African-born Musk's short tenure as the head of Twitter has been marked by controversy and instability, with advertisers such as General Mills, Pfizer and Volkswagen AG's Audi abandoning the platform over plans for more lax moderation and more than 3,000 employees being laid off.