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 threadmrbowlmanDec 20, 2022
@micahflee @drewharwell @MattBinder @w7voa @tony Possibly a technical issue? Seems like a lot of the automated tools are buggy, and there's a lack of staff to run down individual issues. (not to say it couldn't be malice)
Show threadMicah LeeDec 20, 2022

@mrbowlman @drewharwell @MattBinder @w7voa @tony

It's absolutely definitely malice.

Show threadTony Webster
@micahflee Yup
Dec 21, 2022 at 12:08amWeb