The widow of Alexei Navalny, Yulia Navalnaya, has had her X account suspended. Meanwhile, his brother has been put on Moscow wanted list's. Listen to a Daily podcast special on Russian opposition in the wake of Navalny's death as you scroll.
My fresh take:
Please reinstate the account that was suspended on the platform that we want people to quit using so that we can NOT read it because we have boycotted it.
Amirite?
It’s a naked dog whistle, and I’m not sure why the corpo press didn’t see right through it. It’s not the 1950s with ‘obscenity’ trials, the speech that is controversial nowadays is hate speech.
The state of Twitter nowadays confirms exactly the kind of people Musk was thinking about when he said that.
The article just says that the account is suspended, there is no official statement from Twitter an no indication that they suspended the account on purpose. The most likely reason is that the account was mass reported by trolls and got suspended automatically.
I’m sure it was Elon personally who suspended the account but then had to restore it an hour later because he couldn’t possibly have forseen the blowback this would cause. No way there’s any other explanation for this.
I’ll admit I was a bit taken in by the image his PR people created, a few years back before he decided he didn’t need them. I think I wanted to believe in the benevolent billionaire bullshit, that maybe a rich person wanted to do some good in the world. Dumb fuckin me, won’t be making that mistake again.
Remember when all the conspiracy theorists were cheering elons take over of twitter because it meant free speech? I do. Also remember how pretty much none of them is complaining about his control of the platform now. It’s almost like they never really cared about free speech in the first place, but only their own.
Oh, I’m sorry, I should have been clear that people getting fooled by him was not limited to conspiracy theorists. It’s just who I heard it the most from where there was some conspiracy among big tech to silence dissenting opinions and he would save us from it.
Me too, the Facebook files were a big deal in the first few weeks after his takeover too (once the overwhelming news about layoffs and brain drain subsided).
I’ve pay same attention and noticed “conspiracy theorists” is a vague term used by governments as a cover up and to call out anyone who disagree with them.
Conspiracy theorists are people who believe wild, baseless information, whose only sources are other people who believe wild, baseless information. My mom thinks that the US is owned by some guy in Montana because she saw a youtube video that said so. She believes that any time someone spells her name in all caps they’re literally trying to enslave her. She believes that Donald Trump is literally the second coming of Jesus Christ, and that Elon Musk is one of his new disciples because he allowed him back onto Twitter. She believes that sitting in a chair that vibrates at a specific frequency is more likely to cure her stage 4 breast cancer than an oncologist. My mom is a conspiracy theorist, and she’ll be dead soon from cancer that she found while it was still easily treatable with surgery, but decided then that oregano oil would be a more effective treatment.
Conspiracy theorists are people who believe wild, baseless information, whose only sources are other people who believe wild, baseless information.
Like that Elon Musk is personally responsible for kicking Yulia Navalnaya off Twitter only then to restore her account an hour later and that he’s doing this because he’s a Russian puppet?
There’s plenty of legitimate reasons to not like the guy but what I’m seeing here is a hate cult. The above claim about him is literally wild, baseless information and its source is other people who believe in said wild baseless information. When challenged the response is either complete silence and flood of downvotes or misinformation about him turning off starlink to prevent Ukrainian attack on Crimea.
I never said anything about Elon being directly responsible for this, nor did anyone else within the replies to the conspiracy theory comment that I was referring to. The fact of the matter is that conspiracy theorists touted Elon’s acquisition of Twitter as being the return of free speech, but immediately after the death of Putin’s largest opposition figure, who’s wife said that she would carry his torch, she’s removed from the platform. Whether due to Elon or anyone else, Twitter is not a platform of free speech, and that should outrage anyone, whether they Like Elon or not, and whether they agree with Navalny and his wife or not.
Conspiracy theorists are people who believe wild, baseless information, whose only sources are other people who believe wild, baseless information.
That’s not what the definition of conspiracy theorist is even according the the dictionary. Keep it on topic, the idea of twitter being a free speech platform is something that Musk advertised themself, i’ve personally not seen a single person actually taking it seriously.
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My fresh take: Please reinstate the account that was suspended on the platform that we want people to quit using so that we can NOT read it because we have boycotted it. Amirite?
Extremely uncharacteristic of X’s critics to point out X’s flaws.
No they’re being boycotted because of this kind of behavior.
Entire ACF needs mastodon presence
Something something town square.
Wait, isn’t that the place where people used to be hanged?
Article was probably updated, account is restored as of now.
Free speech absolutist
It’s a naked dog whistle, and I’m not sure why the
corpopress didn’t see right through it. It’s not the 1950s with ‘obscenity’ trials, the speech that is controversial nowadays is hate speech.The state of Twitter nowadays confirms exactly the kind of people Musk was thinking about when he said that.
Freeze peach absolutist
I mean Absolut IS a Vokda brand!
High lake dish berry mulch
The article just says that the account is suspended, there is no official statement from Twitter an no indication that they suspended the account on purpose. The most likely reason is that the account was mass reported by trolls and got suspended automatically.
If that’s the case, Musk will surely have it unbanned as soon as he gets up. If not, it would prove he’s on Team Putin beyond any doubt.
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We’ve had more than enough proof he’s on team Putin, I personally don’t need another.
Would be curious to hear what you think is the strongest evidence for him being on “team Putin”
People still using x…
Sadly
Yay Elon. Reeeeeeeaaaallllyyyy supporting “free speech” buddy.
I’m sure it was Elon personally who suspended the account but then had to restore it an hour later because he couldn’t possibly have forseen the blowback this would cause. No way there’s any other explanation for this.
The stupider it looks, the Elonner it is
The more public a figure, the more likely it is that he’s pulled rank.
X marks the fascist
Damn, PG, wasted no time in kicking his wife off the platform (yet trump and Alex Jones are both allowed there…)
Wow I like this Elon guy less and less every time I read a headline about him
I’ll admit I was a bit taken in by the image his PR people created, a few years back before he decided he didn’t need them. I think I wanted to believe in the benevolent billionaire bullshit, that maybe a rich person wanted to do some good in the world. Dumb fuckin me, won’t be making that mistake again.
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I’m actually starting to doubt that he’s a force for good in this world…
Remember when all the conspiracy theorists were cheering elons take over of twitter because it meant free speech? I do. Also remember how pretty much none of them is complaining about his control of the platform now. It’s almost like they never really cared about free speech in the first place, but only their own.
Conspiracy theorists? I was looking forward to the changes he said he was going to make but how does that make me a conspiracy theorist now?
EDIT: I’d love to read the logs for why I’m getting downvoted for. This is one damn hateful group of people lol
Oh, I’m sorry, I should have been clear that people getting fooled by him was not limited to conspiracy theorists. It’s just who I heard it the most from where there was some conspiracy among big tech to silence dissenting opinions and he would save us from it.
Me too, the Facebook files were a big deal in the first few weeks after his takeover too (once the overwhelming news about layoffs and brain drain subsided).
No? And who are conspiracy theorists?
Lol then pay attention
I’ve pay same attention and noticed “conspiracy theorists” is a vague term used by governments as a cover up and to call out anyone who disagree with them.
Conspiracy theorists are people who believe wild, baseless information, whose only sources are other people who believe wild, baseless information. My mom thinks that the US is owned by some guy in Montana because she saw a youtube video that said so. She believes that any time someone spells her name in all caps they’re literally trying to enslave her. She believes that Donald Trump is literally the second coming of Jesus Christ, and that Elon Musk is one of his new disciples because he allowed him back onto Twitter. She believes that sitting in a chair that vibrates at a specific frequency is more likely to cure her stage 4 breast cancer than an oncologist. My mom is a conspiracy theorist, and she’ll be dead soon from cancer that she found while it was still easily treatable with surgery, but decided then that oregano oil would be a more effective treatment.
Damn, that kept getting sadder and sadder.
Believe me, it got sadder and sadder watching it happen in person, too.
Like that Elon Musk is personally responsible for kicking Yulia Navalnaya off Twitter only then to restore her account an hour later and that he’s doing this because he’s a Russian puppet?
There’s plenty of legitimate reasons to not like the guy but what I’m seeing here is a hate cult. The above claim about him is literally wild, baseless information and its source is other people who believe in said wild baseless information. When challenged the response is either complete silence and flood of downvotes or misinformation about him turning off starlink to prevent Ukrainian attack on Crimea.
I never said anything about Elon being directly responsible for this, nor did anyone else within the replies to the conspiracy theory comment that I was referring to. The fact of the matter is that conspiracy theorists touted Elon’s acquisition of Twitter as being the return of free speech, but immediately after the death of Putin’s largest opposition figure, who’s wife said that she would carry his torch, she’s removed from the platform. Whether due to Elon or anyone else, Twitter is not a platform of free speech, and that should outrage anyone, whether they Like Elon or not, and whether they agree with Navalny and his wife or not.
That’s not what the definition of conspiracy theorist is even according the the dictionary. Keep it on topic, the idea of twitter being a free speech platform is something that Musk advertised themself, i’ve personally not seen a single person actually taking it seriously.
Yeah, im pretty sure the bot farms made it to lemmy.
Who’s this X fellow I keep hearing about?
Professor Xavier’s bizarro twin… unlike Charles, he is dumb and have no actual powers
I don’t know, sounds like someone who does porn.
X gon give it to ya
Putler
I had to zoom my screen out to 50% to fit that video.
Yeah, I realized my goof after I commented
No free speech for people opposing the terrorist Putin regime
I wonder when she’s going to get arrested.
Hard to be arrested by Russia in Germany.