Twitter suspends Mastodon account, prevents sharing links

On Dec 16, Twitter suspended our @joinmastodon account after we shared a link to the newly registered Mastodon account of @ElonJet, an account that broadcasts public flight path data of Elon Muskโ€™s private jet, which was previously suspended from Twitter itself. At the same time, accounts of multiple journalists from major publications such as CNN, The New York Times, The Washington Post, as well as various independent journalists, were likewise suspended for either linking to the account itself or talking about the event.

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@Mastodon "This is a stark reminder that centralized platforms can impose arbitrary and unfair limits on what you can and canโ€™t say while holding your social graph hostage."

Bingo!

@governa @Mastodon did someone say #FreeSpeach. I guess #elon must have his own definition.
@PandaCapone @governa @Mastodon same definition as all these right wing fascists.
@PandaCapone @governa @Mastodon
He thinks his speech is free, but it cost him $44 billion. ๐Ÿ˜†
@geobeck @PandaCapone @governa @Mastodon Could end up being a pretty good investment if that leaves him and those he chooses as the only ones able to speak freely.

@PandaCapone @governa @Mastodon thereโ€™s no equivalence here โ€“ swap that weasel word โ€˜platformโ€™ for โ€˜publisherโ€™ and it becomes clearer.

Unless of course you can point at a publication that allows itโ€™s rivals to place subscription ads in its galleys.

This is commerce. Ever thus โ€ฆ

@PandaCapone @governa @Mastodon Any time a right-winger says "free speech" what they really mean is "my freedom to say whatever I want without consequences."