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Drew HarwellIt's day 7 of me and some other journalists being suspended on Twitter because we reported factual public information that Twitter's "free speech absolutist" owner didn't like.
Greg Dworkin@drewharwell you're unsuspended there
@DemFromCT I can't access Twitter unless I delete this tweet. https://mastodon.social/@drewharwell/109541347423442494
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Peter Butler@DemFromCT @drewharwell Thats the worst part of it. There’s no way for anyone to know who is/isn’t suspended if they’re accounts are active but they’re locked out. It seems *really* greasy.
@peterbutler great point, no way for us to know... and they can't tell us
Some Guy 🇺🇲🇺🇦@peterbutler @DemFromCT @drewharwell It is absolutely a subterfuge. Elon was taking flak for banning journalists so he 'unbans' them in the eyes of the world so they stop giving him shit for censoring journalists. Meanwhile the journalists who don't bow to his wishes are still banned, or they acquiesce and he can count on them to do as they're told, now and forever. While it may be a difficult choice to leave, one should understand what they're accepting by staying. Subservience.
The Lone Apple 🍎@drewharwell Why have some journos been let back on while others like yourself are still in limbo?
Michael@theloneapple @drewharwell
Presumably some of the journalists deleted the "offensive" tweets. I believe for most, that's the way back.
IMO, journalists should not delete factual reporting just because the social media site's owner dislikes said reporting.
@theloneapple @drewharwell
And by "'offensive' tweets," I, of course, mean "assassination coordinates." 😜
And by "'offensive' tweets," I, of course, mean "assassination coordinates." 😜
Bellison22@pinchera @theloneapple @drewharwell it's ridiculous to be pressured to remove non-violent, non-vulgar posts/tweets in order to be allowed to stay on a social media.
Facebook has done the very same thing at times.
If journalists are complying, that, too, says a whole lot about them.
@Bellison22 @pinchera @theloneapple @drewharwell It puts them in a very tough spot, because they can’t access their accounts. No DMs, etc. I don’t blame the ones who deleted.
@peterbutler
@Bellison22 @theloneapple @drewharwell
One possible response: screenshot the offending tweets, delete them, go back into the acct to get whatever you need, post the screenshots as new tweets (and/or repost the same text with a note of when they were originally posted) and then fly free of the bird site.
UPDATE: That's coming from the perspective of a journalist not in such a situation, though.
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LeRoyI am willing to bet Drew hurt Elon's feelings, and Elon can't let that go since he has to be a victim. If facts hurt so much, stop asking for facts.
Alaric@drewharwell it’s a badge of honour tbh
JR 🏳️🌈@drewharwell He was never a free speech absolutist. He meant 'FEE speech' all along and auto correct started that entire rumor.
Josh Sternberg@drewharwell could be worse. could be one of the reporters that tiktok spied on...
@joshsternberg @drewharwell They what?!
OmbertoAldobrandeschi@drewharwell well, f*ck that loser.
Johan Diederik@drewharwell So what keeps you on Twitter? Are you a cheap whore of EM? You should have left immediately and I did. See you there.
Coeus@drewharwell Elon’s behavior is certainly costly to him. Let’s see how long it will last.
Lee 🌏@drewharwell
Hope you will remain on #Mastodon and try and get as many people as you can to migrate over to here and other #fediverse initiatives.
Help strengthen journalism and free speech.
Hope you will remain on #Mastodon and try and get as many people as you can to migrate over to here and other #fediverse initiatives.
Help strengthen journalism and free speech.
Thom O'Connor@drewharwell the business model of centralized social platforms is inexorably flawed and leads to inevitable results: sale of personal data, relentless advertising, inconsistent governance, subject to the whims of its owners, and lack of user control over content, privacy, and security. Would advocate using your exceptional influence to take this clear and unique opportunity to invest in the decentralized and federated model for a better future for us all
bdmphoto@drewharwell short version. I’m here because you are here. Long version. I’m here because Musk showed us who he is, and that he cannot ever be trusted.
PeterSoukup@drewharwell Fuck #Twitter and #Elon ! Leave it behind and never look back. #Mastodon and #Fediverse is the future! 😎
Karen E. Lund 💙💛@drewharwell You're correct. It's hypocritical and unfair.
But I'm really glad you and many other journalists are here and I don't feel the need to log on to Twitter to catch up on news links.
Dallas LewisIt appears that there isn't going to be a major media backlash to this. There should be. There should be a mass migration of media orgs away from Twitter with each setting up their own Mastodon instance. If that were to occur, Twitter would die. Why is the media so keen to bend over backwards in accommodating the tyrant?
BeegyPsiIt's not the media who should've responded. "The media" is a group of companies, made up of people trying to earn a paycheck and make a living. They're on Twitter because the majority of eyes are there.
People should have responded. Some did. Many of those are on Mastodon now.
Now, we keep going. We keep growing. When "the media" can survive here, they'll come as well.
Twitter didn't happen overnight, neither will the exodus.
Giraffe Slava 🇺🇸🇺🇦@BeegyPsi @dallas @drewharwell they don’t even have to leave! They just need to be making major major pressing moves here. And so far it’s anemic.
BlueBoomer@dallas @drewharwell I understood that WaPo was already working on their instance.
Hadn't heard that but would be great if so.
🌻 Welcome Back 🌻@dallas @drewharwell What would the rebellious Rosa Parks do? Make a scene
@dallas @drewharwell
I think we have to call for people to leave. Get in the press and explain why using birdsite is promoting bad actors. The bombo cyclone is a great time for more people to migrate #easypeesy #newaccount #twittermigration
I think we have to call for people to leave. Get in the press and explain why using birdsite is promoting bad actors. The bombo cyclone is a great time for more people to migrate #easypeesy #newaccount #twittermigration
Michael Hansen 🛶@drewharwell I suggest you just stay here and don’t look back. Badge of honor IMO.
Martin NuttyIt is only a matter of time before some other #journalists offend the delicate sensibility of #HisMuskiness.
Makes the case as to why #SocialMedia needs to be #decentralized so it cannot be controlled by narcissistic #billionaires. #Mastodon is the solution, the #PoisonPill to proof against narcissistic takeovers of the public square
Old Man Mike@drewharwell if he let you back on would you go back? I pop over there sometimes and really it’s just a disgusting maga fest that leaves me feeling empty inside
Georgi Momchilov@drewharwell Congrats, you've been a free man for 7 days now!
Reilly Chase@drewharwell @JxckS and @elonjet are still banned too despite Elon’s poll where he asked if he should unban “now” or in 7 days and the votes were for “now”
Paranoid FactoidStick a fork in it, Twitter is done.
Hank Layfield@drewharwell and meanwhile, they are claiming over there, that the journalist bans were lifted.
Patty Bluebird 🦩@drewharwell Do you want back on the fowl site?
JamieLoonam@pburke46 @drewharwell the number of users on Twitter is still massive in comparison. If everyone left and I could find them on Mastodon, Tribel, etc., I’d leave completely.
Bafty@jamie_loonam @pburke46 @drewharwell
Since Mastodon references and links are banned there, a workaround to help people find you as they leave (without triggering EM)...
...a burner email that you can set to auto -reply with details for your other socials, or just this one :)
+ tweet out/pin this email addr and put in your profile for people to find
+ download your data and trace whatever new accounts for the people you follow that you can
+ leave that hellhole
@drewharwell it seems Elon is just waiting you all out.
He probably already has a taker for CEO, is buried up to his neck in crashing finances and worried sick about Saudis who don't like bad investments.
He does Not give a damn.
Morgan Clendenen@drewharwell I know, I hate that but let’s move on to some real news. Tired of hearing about the bird site and it’s pseudo Saudi puppet.
@drewharwell
There should be a list posted of folks suspended on twitter and for what reason.
Make it a miniimum of 1000 followers or some other metric.
Joey_the_brexit_dog@drewharwell stay here?
Mazal 
@drewharwell maybe go on a hunger strike? 😬
Ashleigh@drewharwell same, and all I did was look up what other planes Falcon owns. I posted their tail numbers (public info) and a link to the FAA site with the actual details etc.
Aah well... So him
tom4okstate@drewharwell Drew, forget em, buddy. You're at the leading edge & here now.
Veg@drewharwell stay here. It's so much nicer without all of those twitter wankers.
Brian WooleyIt’s almost like you’d be better off, leaving Twitter all together.
Lee Thumwood 
@drewharwell #Mastodon is better than the bird site anyway.