Gil DuranDec 30, 2022

By banning some of us, Musk is sending a message to everyone else: Comply with the dictator or lose access. #Twitter has become a virtual simulation of authoritarian rule."

But Musk didn’t build Twitter. We, collectively, turned the bird app into a consequential power. If it remains under the control of a man who sees journalists as enemies, we have a moral responsibility to fly the coop.

(Reposting with paywall-free gift link for those who couldn't access it earlier)

https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/elon-musk-twitter-ban-censorship-17680044.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL29waW5pb24vb3BlbmZvcnVtL2FydGljbGUvZWxvbi1tdXNrLXR3aXR0ZXItYmFuLWNlbnNvcnNoaXAtMTc2ODAwNDQucGhw&time=MTY3MjQxODUwMTMyOA==&rid=ZDBhY2NhMjQtNzY2Ny00MWYzLWExNzktMGVmMjljNTdjNDE0&sharecount=MQ==

I got myself banned from Elon Musk’s Twitter. Why you should, too

Next thing you know, it will be against the rules to mention Tesla’s stock price, criticize the Republican Party or link to stories in legitimate news outlets. We can’t enable this.

San Francisco Chronicle
Show threadMaggieLDec 30, 2022
@gilduran
So what was the message being sent by all the previous bannings?
Show threadedgeoforever 🍎Dec 31, 2022
@MaggieL @gilduran no disinformation (science) or hate speech.
Show threadMaggieLDec 31, 2022

@edgeoforever @gilduran

"Hate speech" is a bullshit category used to justify suppressing speech that you hate. "Disinformation" is in the same category.

Twiiter set itself up as MiniTrue long before Musk got there, and the Twitter Files make that clear.

Lefties are hating on Musk now because he called BS on their scam.

Show threadedgeoforever 🍎
@MaggieL @gilduran It's the 🐂💩the founder of Mastodon believes in. And the rest of us. Not sure why are you here
Dec 31, 2022 at 1:40pmWeb