X (formerly Twitter) suddenly bans accounts of famous journalists, etc., and hastily bans due to criticism



X (formerly Twitter)

banned X accounts operated by prominent journalists, writers, podcasters, etc. with almost no explanation. Many of the accounts banned by X are related to Palestine and have been criticized for being discriminatory, but Elon Musk of the company claims that the ban was only taken in accordance with X's rules.

X Bans and Then Unbans Journalists and Podcasters in Twitter's Latest Free Speech Massacre [Updated]
https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-x-twitter-journalists-banning-spree-1851151593



X Purges Prominent Journalists, Leftists With No Explanation
https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d948x/x-purges-prominent-journalists-leftists-with-no-explanation

X/Twitter purges then reinstates journalists, podcasters, and leftist accounts critical of Elon Musk | Mashable
https://mashable.com/article/twitter-bans-journalists-leftist-accounts-elon-musk

Elon Musk's X Suspends Prominent Journalists and Influencers - The Messenger
https://themessenger.com/tech/elon-musk-twitter-journalists-banned

On January 9, 2024, X suddenly banned the accounts of famous journalists, writers, podcasters, etc. Banned accounts include those of The Intercept 's Ken Klippenstein , author and podcaster Rob Rousseau, The Texas Observer journalist Stephen Monacelli, and left-leaning political accounts. It included accounts for related podcasts, TrueAnon , and @zei_squirrel , which posts manga with left-wing content. What all the banned accounts have in common is that they have previously criticized the Israeli government.

George Galloway, a former UK member of parliament, tweeted: 'Dear Elon Musk, banning @AlanRMacLeod 's account is unfair. He is one of the most popular forensic journalists in the world and an honorable man to work on your platform. 'This is one of those people. Please reinstate his account,' he posted to Mr. Musk. In response, Mr. Mask replied , ``I'll look into it (sweat).''




Afterwards, Mr. Musk posted, ``We are thoroughly investigating spam and fraudulent accounts, and in some cases genuine accounts may be banned.'' I explained that it may have gone wrong.




On the other hand, Jackson Hinkle, a political commentator and influencer with over 2.3 million followers, responded more directly to Musk, saying, ``Why are accounts critical of Israel being banned?'' I'm asking questions. In response, Musk responded , ``I'll look into it.'' But at the same time, 'It's okay to criticize anything, but calling for extreme violence is illegal. For the record, I personally don't agree with your opinion. Freedom of Speech The point of ``is to allow people whose views you disagree with to express their views.''




In addition, Mr. Hinkle posted, ``Why is Hamas 's X account banned even though Israeli terrorists are allowed to maintain it?'' and was suddenly banned this time. It was pointed out that the accounts included many Hamas-related accounts.




In response, Musk said, ``This was a difficult decision. Many government leaders, including the United States, are calling for murder, but we (X) have UN immunity rules. 'We will not suspend your government account if you do so. However, because Hamas is not recognized as a government by the United Nations, it was banned.'




Hinkle then said, ``I understand the rules, but I don't understand why they only apply to Palestinian accounts.'' How many cases have Israeli accounts been violated that violate the same rules but have not been held accountable?'' Here are some examples of Israeli X accounts that violate X's rules but are not subject to bans.




In response to the post, Musk said, ``In general, bans should be done evenly. We are very reluctant to permanently ban accounts, so instead of getting an immediate permanent ban, we Please consider that the ban will continue several times and become longer.'




Hinkle said he understood X's rules, but noted that the Palestinian X account was not posting to massacre Israelis. On the other hand, some of the Israeli X accounts that have been left unbanned are making statements that call for genocide of Palestinians. That's not the case,' he points out.




Monacelli, one of the journalists whose accounts were banned, told the technology media Motherboard, ``I have not received any communication from Twitter regarding the reason for my account being banned,'' and ``I have not received any communication from Twitter regarding the reason for my account being banned.'' 'I can't think of anything that would get me banned. I've published multiple critical reports about Twitter and Elon Musk,' he said. 'The only message I received from Twitter was in response to my complaint. All I got were responses that were full of bugs.”

Below is a screenshot of the message Mr. Monacelli received from X.



In addition, Mr. Musk came under fire for his anti-Israel remarks on X in November 2023, which caused many large companies to stop advertising on X. It is estimated that X, which lost a major advertising client due to Mr. Musk's careless remarks, will lose a lot of advertising revenue .

Also, this is not the first time Musk has unilaterally banned a journalist's account. Shortly after acquiring Twitter in December 2022, Mr. Musk also banned a journalist's account.

Twitter freezes the accounts of journalists who reported on Elon Musk's private jet scandal - GIGAZINE



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