You know what, great! While they’re pretty fucking stupid for staying on the platform for this long, it’s good that they have finally been forced off of it. Perhaps now they will find their way to something more
federatedfriendly.They’re all back online now. I mean I dislike the ultra wealthy as much as the next guy but y’all got hate boners
If a couple of years ago “by chance” prominent people on the right were temporarily banned, what do you think the reading would be?
TBF they complain about being censored even if they haven’t been banned, so they’d simply keep complaining about being censored. No change at all.
The comments from when that happened a few years ago? Is that was you’re referring to?
Because I’m referring to most of the commenters in this thread having a big 'ol hate circ jerk.
In my head, being on the left used to mean compassion and tolerance, but it’s clearly the same spitefulness as the right. I’m beginning it think this is just how tribalism in general works, doesn’t matter what team you’re on
The reinstatement came after notable users such as George Galloway, a former member of the British Parliament, called out Musk for banning the accounts.
(Update at the top of the article)
a cartoon squirrel that tweets media criticism of figures like Glenn Greenwald
I don’t know what it says about me that I know about the squirrel, but it’s not nothing
The X accounts of several prominent journalists and leftist pundits were suspended from the site, formerly known as Twitter, on Tuesday morning with no clear explanation.
The suspensions affected several journalists and commentators, including Texas Observer journalist Steven Monacelli, Ken Klippensten of The Intercept, podcaster Rob Rousseau, and Alan MacLeod of MintPress News. The landing page for their accounts says it’s been suspended, but does not give any explanation as to why. A message on the profiles simply states “X suspends accounts which violate the X rules.”
The ban didn’t just hit journalists either. Several prominent-left leaning accounts were also purged from the website, including the account for the TrueAnon podcast and @zei_squirrel, a cartoon squirrel that tweets media criticism of figures like Glenn Greenwald.
That was the risk of remaining on the platform the moment musk took over. And if not then, when he started stripping it down and making it less reliable. And if not then, maybe when he started pursuing shadow banning again.
No government or news business has any business anymore being on Twitter. They should use the fedpub protocol and push out their messages there.
This will allow their readers/citizens to use a broad scala of apps to read them, allows more 3rd party apps to integrate them.
Governments and newspapers must hold the reigns over their own infra or risk this happening.
Hopefully all serious media members follow them.
Remember when Musk painted himself as a free speech absolutist who would bring freedom to Twitter, and all of his fanboys believed him, and when he never delivered none of them did ever fucking care?
It’s not free speech unless you mute people telling you you’re wrong when you speak.
“Free speech is me telling you what to believe.”
I don’t know who said this, probably someone famous.
It’s still free for them. In their mind, that’s all that counts.
The situation is perfectly self-explanatory, however.
He may have some success promoting that social network as “the social network for people who want to be like me”.
Anyone who follows the alt-right, did Joe or anyone else go ape shit over this yet? I’m assuming that because they were going crazy over the previous Twitter about certain infractions under the old guard that this new shit must be driving them crazy. Being free speech activists and all that.
Are we allowed to say he’s gone mask off yet?
musk on, mask off
I know they are asking for an explanation, but they already know why their accounts were suspended.
I’d purge the leftists who lacked an explanation as well. #commasCount
Don’t care. The only people that can get kicked off of shitter are people still on shitter propping up it’s waning credibility. There are no respectable people left on shitter because you can no longer simultaneously be there and be respectable.
I don’t understand why people don’t collectively quit Twitter and flock to Mastodon. It’s very simple, it’s better for everyone
Because for the previous 15ish years before Musky got a hold of it it was actually decently regarded. Many people turned to it for up to date news and trusted it. It was a place where brands could interact with customers, celebrities with fans, etc. It had built up trust. People are having a hard time letting that go.
Because they don’t care
Why are you booing me I’m right
