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Micah LeeTwitter permanently suspended @taylorlorenz tonight apparently because she’s reporting on Elon Musk https://taylorlorenz.substack.com/p/elon-musk-banned-me-from-twitter
Hammancheez@micahflee @taylorlorenz imagine if Comcast ripped the fiber out of a journalist home because they shouted a question at a press conference, or if Uber banned someone from rideshare because they wrote a story
Cruiseren@hammancheez @micahflee @taylorlorenz Or your #tesla stops working because you somehow pissed on Elmos ego 🤔
Adam Haskin@hammancheez @micahflee @taylorlorenz This is Comcast's termination clause...
Comcast may [terminate your service] if it: ... (ii) determines that your use of the Service interferes with Comcast's ability to provide the Service to you or others...
Every one of your service providers has this clause, and if you get to the point they don't want you as a customer anymore, they will pull the plug.
@hammancheez @micahflee @taylorlorenz
Not saying it's right or wrong, it's just true. Muni-Internet FTW... No more censorship if the Internet is bound by the 1st Amendment.
Robyn@micahflee @taylorlorenz this dude’s (Elon) understanding of Freedom of speech continues to dumbfound me. Up is down. Black is white.
Skye@micahflee @taylorlorenz when I saw him post a white rabbit emoji nothing surprises me now
@micahflee @taylorlorenz This is the point in the resume game where if you resume says... "Twitter XXXX-2023" you're ending up in the round file. It's time to leave.
LenElon Musk does not understand the concept of the"free speach".
This is what happens when society glorifies technocrats as leaders.
It is good that this is happening, for us as society to reconsider our role models and icons.
Gareth Kitchen@micahflee @taylorlorenz I'm certain this has nothing to do with her suspension, but I'd just like to point out that the Daily Mail is cited in her article. People should be aware that this publication is not considered a credible news source in the UK.
There, I feel better now. :)
There, I feel better now. :)
Anarcho Doggo@micahflee @taylorlorenz did you see it being stated as permanent elsewhere? Just curious since Lorenz does not mention that in the substack post and I'm wondering if this is going to be an ongoing thing he does with temporarily suspending journalists. There clearly needs to be collective action taken from media outlets
God do I want to know more about the potential article that has him this riled.
Mike Hicks@AnarchoDoggo @micahflee @taylorlorenz I don't think it's productive to debate how "permanent" it is, since Elon's been undoing a bunch of permabans and flipping switches willy-nilly
@mulad yeah it's not a debate, just a clarifying question. It's ridiculous in any case but if it was advertised as permanent all the more so (and probably indicative of how sensitive he is about whatever requests for comment Lorenz had).
In any case media outlets need to be backing their people harder and make some coordinated, substantive moves
Christodoulides@micahflee @taylorlorenz let's say he is correct to eliminate his trackers. At what extend he will be correct and to what extend he will really go?
Morgan EscherlyAm I the only one that is so tired of hearing about what celebrities/billionaires do? The planet is getting hotter every day and we can little afford distractions like what Musk or Trump or MGT or YE have recently done to get more attention. We have real problems that need real solutions. Are they helping us with that? Even a little bit?
We could just turn our backs on them and they would eventually disappear.
Jon Molnar 
@MorganEscherly
> Am I the only one [...]
I know it's a rhetorical question, but no, of course you're not. I think most of us are sick to death of the capitalist spectacle.
After the dust settles, I hope this platform will become part of the solution to the problems you refer to. The potential is there. Although the fact that all of this started because of a guy who carefully tracks every movement of one rich asshole's airplane does somewhat undercut my optimism...
Lisa@micahflee @taylorlorenz I've been reading threads on the birdsphere and this is very disconcerting. Having a hard time keeping up with all the Neo-Nazi BS that has taken place since Musky took over. Ugh
Brian GrinterYou need to leave Twitter. The Twitter we knew is gone. Elmo is going to use this as a weapon against journalist - speak out and I’ll suspend you.
Even if reinstated - don’t go back.
qq@micahflee @taylorlorenz At this point it's more a sign you've been doing something right, than anything else.
Jeroen Baert@micahflee @taylorlorenz Looking forward to that article.
Nobody ¯\_(ツ)_/¯™️@micahflee @taylorlorenz
... and she's got 99,000 and counting followers on Mastodon. I think Elon Musk has gravely miscalculated the ease with which everyone can switch to a similar (and superior) platform without even getting up from their chairs.
... and she's got 99,000 and counting followers on Mastodon. I think Elon Musk has gravely miscalculated the ease with which everyone can switch to a similar (and superior) platform without even getting up from their chairs.
NomadicNerd (StoleUrSweetroll)@micahflee in this case, it was more about the doxxing she did to another twitter user that’s part of a defamation case being brought against her. Elon responded to her accuser about the doxxing. Lorenz is one person that I was not shocked to see finally get suspended. She’s been teetering on that edge for awhile
HeixHeix@micahflee @taylorlorenz funny when owner of factory wants switch the main production line personally on. Something is wrong with subordinates in factory??