Drew HarwellAug 15, 2023
New: Elon Musk’s X is throttling traffic to news websites and competitors he dislikes. Five-second delays on links to New York Times, Reuters, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky and Substack. Most other sites we tested have zero delay https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/08/15/twitter-x-links-delayed/ @jeremybmerrill
Elon Musk’s X is throttling traffic to websites he dislikes

The delayed websites include X’s online rivals Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky and Substack as well as Reuters and the New York Times, all of which Musk previously has singled out for ridicule or attack.

The Washington Post
Show threadDrew HarwellAug 15, 2023
First flagged on Hacker News: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37130060
Tell HN: t.co is adding a five-second delay to some domains | Hacker News

Show threadDrew HarwellAug 15, 2023
Substack’s cofounders Chris Best, Hamish McKenzie, and Jairaj Sethi tell me in a statement: "Substack was created in direct response to this kind of behavior by social media companies" https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/08/15/twitter-x-links-delayed/
Elon Musk’s X is throttling traffic to websites he dislikes

The delayed websites include X’s online rivals Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky and Substack as well as Reuters and the New York Times, all of which Musk previously has singled out for ridicule or attack.

The Washington Post
Show threadDrew HarwellAug 15, 2023
New York Times spokesman Charlie Stadtlander tells me in a statement: "We have not received any explanation from the platform about this move" and "would be concerned by targeted pressure applied to any news organization for unclear reasons"
Show threadUnabogie has voted Kamala!Aug 15, 2023

@drewharwell

Musk is a Free Speech Absolutist for speech he likes. Like Nazism or bigotry against trans kids.

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@unabogie @drewharwell don't forget child porn. he has no problems with that as long as the poster is a right wing nut job
Aug 16, 2023 at 1:10amWeb