Twitter Suspends Multiple Journalist Accounts

[Webster]

ItS a PrIvAtE CoMpAnY HE cAn Do WHaT hE wAnTs. - Everyone when Elon didn't own twitter.

I've long said Twitter needs to follow its' own ToS but even then you usually had to rack up several warnings before you were banned.
What Musk is doing here, Smokey, is not that.

 

[PGen98]

I suspect what Musk is trying to do - call me crazy here - is that he's trying to goad them into filing a lawsuit against him over the suspensions. If that happens, he figures he can use discovery to out every dirty secret they may have (which he could then "leak" to friendly right-wing sources).

Definitely within the realm of possibility, for sure. Hopefully they're smart and bide their time, let Twitter put its' own flame out, and then tell their stories.

 

[Webster]

Elon Musk banned me from Twitter

😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

taylorlorenz.substack.com

Earlier tonight, Elon Musk suspended my Twitter account. I only had three tweets live on my account when it was banned. Two were promoting my social media profiles on other platforms (follow me on TikTok and IG @taylorlorenz!), and one was the tweet below where I asked Musk for comment.

My colleague Drew Harwell, who has also been suspended, and I have been working on a story involving Musk and were hoping to get comment from him. We attempted to reach him several times through email over the past few days. At 8:30pm EST I tried reaching out for comment on Twitter by posting this (pic below).

When I went to log in and see if he had responded to our query, I was suspended. I received zero communication from the company on why I was suspended or what terms I violated.

I have been on Twitter since 2010 and have run Twitter account for major media brands including Verizon, Wordpress, The Daily Mail, People magazine, The Hill, and dozens more. Never once in my 13 year career in social media have I received a single terms of service or community guidelines violation, for my personal account or any account that I’ve run.

Twitter has served as an essential real time news source and played a crucial role in the journalism world, but Musk’s arbitrary suspensions of journalist’s who report on him should worry anyone who values free speech and expression.

Thankfully, Twitter is not my sole platform, if you’re interested in keeping up with my work, my thoughts on tech, and all the crazy and interesting ways the internet is reshaping the world around us, subscribe to this Substack!

 

[Webster]

Definitely within the realm of possibility, for sure. Hopefully they're smart and bide their time, let Twitter put its' own flame out, and then tell their stories.

If this had happened 30, 40 years old they probably would've all said, "Bye" and gone elsewhere.
Nowadays, with most major outlets owned by hedge fund eejits....

 

[Webster]

*continues* At least I have a new place to follow her writing....

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[PGen98]

Yep, Substack lists and Mastodon picking up massive traffic these days thanks to Elon. So...thanks, Elon!

 

[Webster]

Yep, Substack lists and Mastodon picking up massive traffic these days thanks to Elon. So...thanks, Elon!

Hey, go to Mastodon and put in the search box John Mastodon....trust me; well worth reading.

For instance....

Matthew Little (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image "...hello, sir, I'm #JohnMastodon...."

mstdn.party

 

[PGen98]

lol, I see it trending on Mastodon

 

[Nebulous]

 

[Dee]

Elon is absolutely pro-speech as long as it makes him look good.

 

[PGen98]

Elon is absolutely pro-speech as long as it makes him look good.

Kind of reminds me of someone...who could it be?

 

[Webster]

Kind of reminds me of someone...who could it be?

*looks around* Yeah, who could it be?

 

[PGen98]

*looks around* Yeah, who could it be?

I'm not sure...I'm sure there's someone famous for that thought...

 

[Nebulous]

Elon is absolutely pro-speech as long as it makes him look good.

I said the same thing about him in another thread recently.

 

[Dee]

I said the same thing about him in another thread recently.

I forgot to add as long as it makes him money, too.

 

[Nebulous]

I forgot to add as long as it makes him money, too.

 

[Webster]

Mastodon Party

mstdn.party

--Elon Musk is Still Silencing the Journalists he Banned from Twitter. It looks like our accounts have been reinstated, but it's an illusion: We're actually locked out and can't post anything without deleting specific tweets the billionaire doesn't like.

This latest article embeds a Mastodon post and links to posts by @drewharwell @MattBinder @w7voa and @tony

Elon Musk Is Still Silencing the Journalists He Banned From Twitter

To you, it looks like Elon Musk unblocked journalists like me on Twitter. The truth is that we are still locked out unless we accede to his censorship.

theintercept.com

 

[PGen98]

Mastodon Party

mstdn.party

--Elon Musk is Still Silencing the Journalists he Banned from Twitter. It looks like our accounts have been reinstated, but it's an illusion: We're actually locked out and can't post anything without deleting specific tweets the billionaire doesn't like.

This latest article embeds a Mastodon post and links to posts by @drewharwell @MattBinder @w7voa and @tony

Elon Musk Is Still Silencing the Journalists He Banned From Twitter

To you, it looks like Elon Musk unblocked journalists like me on Twitter. The truth is that we are still locked out unless we accede to his censorship.

theintercept.com

Typical nonsense, oppress those who would dare speak out

 

[Nebulous]

Typical nonsense, oppress those who would dare speak out

Standard protocol to oppress people who make you look bad.

 

[PGen98]

Standard protocol to oppress people who make you look bad.

Sad but true!