So much for Musk's claim of free speech

[Radiorum]

A video is posted to X vowing to fight for a free Russia.

The poster's account is soon suspended.

Then, X realizes, the blowback to suspending Yulia Navalny, the widow of Alexei Navalny, Putin's critic who was imprisoned and murdered for daring to speak out, might not make for good press. They re-instate her account.

You see, you're not allowed to say "Putin killed Alexei." on X.

 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68350222

 

[Radiorum]

Here is the explanation X gave, and it really begs the question - How do they define "manipulation?"

[User]

I don't get your thread title.

This is an example of X quickly correcting an error and free speech goes on. 

You must not have been around under the previous ownership when they didn't give a shit how many people cried or howled about their purposeful restrictions on speech. 

 

[robosmith]

2 hours ago, Radiorum said:

A video is posted to X vowing to fight for a free Russia.

The poster's account is soon suspended.

Then, X realizes, the blowback to suspending Yulia Navalny, the widow of Alexei Navalny, Putin's critic who was imprisoned and murdered for daring to speak out, might not make for good press. They re-instate her account.

You see, you're not allowed to say "Putin killed Alexei." on X.

 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68350222

 

Muskrat motto: "Free speech for me, but not for thee."

[gatomontes99]

8 hours ago, robosmith said:

Muskrat motto: "Free speech for me, but not for thee."

So you think X should be a portal for inciting wars?

[Radiorum]

2 hours ago, gatomontes99 said:

o you think X should be a portal for inciting wars?

Navalny never incited a war. Calling for justice does not incite a war. Let's be clear. Putin is the warmonger. Putin invaded a sovereign country. Putin poisoned, imprisoned and murdered someone who dared to oppose him.

[Deluge]

13 hours ago, Radiorum said:

A video is posted to X vowing to fight for a free Russia.

The poster's account is soon suspended.

Then, X realizes, the blowback to suspending Yulia Navalny, the widow of Alexei Navalny, Putin's critic who was imprisoned and murdered for daring to speak out, might not make for good press. They re-instate her account.

You see, you're not allowed to say "Putin killed Alexei." on X.

 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68350222

 

He probably didn't like the "vowing to fight for a free Russia" part. That could mean so many things, including terrorism here in the US.

I would've kept the suspension up until the poster was fully vetted.  

[gatomontes99]

1 hour ago, Radiorum said:

Navalny never incited a war. Calling for justice does not incite a war. Let's be clear. Putin is the warmonger. Putin invaded a sovereign country. Putin poisoned, imprisoned and murdered someone who dared to oppose him.

He's calling for a revolution. Is he not? He used the word.

[robosmith]

18 minutes ago, gatomontes99 said:

He's calling for a revolution. Is he not? He used the word.

Do you not know that there is no alternative when Putin uses the violent power of the state to oppress the political opposition, and to maintain his dictatorial power?

IF there was a political contest, revolution would not be necessary. It's like when the US was born; there was no way to politically determine our independence from King George cause he sent his troops to suppress it.

[gatomontes99]

1 minute ago, robosmith said:

Do you not know that there is no alternative when Putin uses the violent power of the state to oppress the political opposition, and to maintain his dictatorial power?

IF there was a political contest, revolution would not be necessary. It's like when the US was born; there was no way to politically determine our independence from King George cause he sent his troops to suppress it.

I didn't say there was no alternative. I said that he used rhetoric to incite violence and/or war. I can see why X would censor that. I can also see why they reinstated it after it was appealed.

Free speech isn't unlimited speech. I suggest you invest some time in learning the distinctions.

[Hodad]

1 hour ago, gatomontes99 said:

I didn't say there was no alternative. I said that he used rhetoric to incite violence and/or war. I can see why X would censor that. I can also see why they reinstated it after it was appealed.

Free speech isn't unlimited speech. I suggest you invest some time in learning the distinctions.

There is no "he" in this situation. The person censored was Navalni's widow. Widowed, of course, because, as a brutal dictator, Putin does not tolerate political dissent. 

[User]

1 minute ago, Hodad said:

There is no "he" in this situation. The person censored was Navalni's widow. Widowed, of course, because, as a brutal dictator, Putin does not tolerate political dissent. 

No one was "censored"