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.
This isn’t the first time the site has banned reporters. In April, it permanently suspended Wired reporter Dell Cameron after he spoke with a hacker who accessed conservative pundit Matt Walsh’s emails. In December of 2022, it suspended the accounts of ten journalists who’d been critical of site owner Elon Musk.
https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-x-twitter-journalists-banning-spree-1851151593
https://twitter.com/liz_franczak/status/1744712132015370527
Edit: they’re back now
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lol, didn’t TrueAnon just get called far-right by NYT or WaPo or something? Why is it that “both sides” hate the podcast about the elite pedophilia cabal
: “MEIN GOTT! ZE UNTERSMENCH FIGURED OUT IT’S NOT THE JEWS!”
: “Well, just ban them lol and frame it as owning the libs.”because brace fought for a foreign army. Got to be that
The Indépendant
that shit is legit hilariously sad. the liberal media has quite literally fully surrendered the entire realm of “questioning the official narrative,” something the MEDIA should be doing, to “the right wing.” Everything from Epstein’s “suicide” to JFK being killed by the CIA to vaccine doubts the origins of COVID-19. It does’t matter anymore if it’s actually way off in coocoo far right conspiracy land or has tons of evidence behind it. if the state dept doesn’t endorse it then it’s just right wing bullshit and you should ignore it
what a fucking country
You’re being just like Trump if you criticize an extremely dubious news narrative.
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They’re all right wing tinfoil conspiracies if you ask any liberal media. All the same to them
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I’ve never been a twitter user but I have read that the easiest way to get your account back is to tell them you’re a right wing account being canceled for your speech and they’ll just re-activate it without checking
That’s so fucking funny.
Not sure if you’re joking or not but that seems about right based on what I remember of Twitter post-buyout
I’ve heard it referenced by two comedians who claim it worked for them, but with this new purge list you might not be able to get past without somebody noticing
Worked for Badempanada. Also, he hasn’t been banned since he bought blue check.
@zei_squirrel, a cartoon squirrel that tweets media criticism of figures like Glenn Greenwald.
lol
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Their old account was suspended like 5 years ago. Honestly I’m a bit surprised they lasted that long.
The essence of free speech under capitalism.
Brace & Elon 2023
Elon 2024
Free speech is stored in the balls
Now you’ve got a new cause to fight for, cowboy
they didnt just do my boy Mehmet like that…
Mister Fireworks cannot be contained
Rachel Jake rides again
Oh man this is going to make for a great bit
: “MEIN GOTT, ZE UNTERSMENCH KNOW! SHUT IT DOWN!”time to start my communist twitter competitor, the only problem is i don’t have a catchy name for it …
Something like Hexursine or Hexpanda
Hexpanda goes hard
is two syllable names a form of liberalism??
Yes
Pentapanda
redsky
trot.sky
ShitterTM
Maybe you could name it after one of those riot dogs. Everybody loves dogs.
RIP to a king Kenny K.
Edit, he lives
They are back
Biggest white supremacist account on twitter asks Elon Musk why all accounts got roasted and he reinstates them.
I can’t believe I have to actually feel concerned about Hinkle. I miss when he was just a rando. Now he is a white supremacist grifting off Palestine and putting Jews in danger
On the one hand I agreed but in the other we were saying the same thing about Tucker a few years ago and look at how pathetic he is now
Hopefully he fizzles out too
Tucker
Seems like he’s going the Glenn Beck route; leave Fox, start your own network, and exist only popping into mainstream relevance every now and then.
stalin shouldn’t have stopped at berlin
It all happens on x. Except for the happenings of those accounts.
If you come for rachel jake, you best not miss
