Micah LeeDec 20, 2022

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

https://theintercept.com/2022/12/20/elon-musk-twitter-banned-journalists/

Elon Musk Is Still Silencing the Journalists He Banned From Twitter

To you, it looks like Musk unblocked journalists like me. It’s an illusion: The truth is that we are still locked out of our accounts.

The Intercept
Show threadSome Guy 🇺🇲🇺🇦Dec 20, 2022
@micahflee @drewharwell @MattBinder @w7voa @tony Sure would be cool if all the rest of the real journos out there would have y'all's back and leave that place en masse.
Show threadSo
@plurality @micahflee @drewharwell @MattBinder @w7voa @tony Having to rebuild a follow is what keeps everyone there obviously. I think the spoiled child will break his toy if he wants to.
Dec 20, 2022 at 11:58pmWeb
Show threadGrandpa DonDec 21, 2022
@So @plurality @micahflee @drewharwell @MattBinder @w7voa @tony
As people keep streaming away that follow will crumble as anyway. I have a list of journos I followed on tw. I watch for them to open accounts on mastodon and follow and boost them. I just checked a few min. ago, found 2 with 6 wk old accts, no activity. Followed anyway
Show threadSome Guy 🇺🇲🇺🇦Dec 21, 2022
@So @micahflee @drewharwell @MattBinder @w7voa @tony I get it. I left in April after the sale was agreed to and it was a much harder choice than I would have liked, but ultimately it was necessary. The company he got was tangential. The real assets he acquired were the users and I refuse to be "owned" by a person like him.
Show threadJMDDec 21, 2022
@So @plurality @micahflee @drewharwell @MattBinder @w7voa @tony if they leave the followers will... follow
Show threadGiraffe Slava 🇺🇸🇺🇦Dec 21, 2022
@So @plurality @micahflee @drewharwell @MattBinder @w7voa @tony but they are going to have to rebuild at some point. Putting it off is just ostriching