Brief list of things that could get you kicked off Twitter over the past few years: Saying Covid-19 was made in a lab. Saying cloth masks don’t work that well. Saying vaccinated people can spread Covid. Reporting on Hunter Biden’s laptop. Saying the phrase “learn to code” derisively to someone.

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[–]Tigerbitecrazy 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

It's insane the amount of anger that came from Elon buying Twitter and the article rightly points out several other major media outlets owned by billionaires that no one seemed to give two hoots about. The hypocrisy is fucking real.

[–]spelllingchamp 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Covid19crusher got yeeted off Twitter for promoting ivermectin and early treatment.... because not killing grandma with COVID turned into killing grandma with remdesivir.

[–]jamesK_3rd 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That was a substantial loss. I couldn't find where he posted things elsewhere.

[–]portace 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Basically the following can get you deleted, censored or shadowbanned off of social media (even on Trump forums/subreddits):

  • pro-Russia sentiment vs Ukraine

  • proving MSM's mass lies about China

  • exposing government pedophiles

  • non-mainstream COVID/vaccine takes

  • exposing government ops/coups in other countries (see New Atlas)

  • proving the government runs mass astroturf programs online

[–]Dr_Bukkake 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

They really kicked people off Twitter for saying “learn to code”? lol

[–]Chipit[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Yup. It was all fun and games when journalists were lecturing working class for failing to change with the times.

But the moment journalists started getting laid off, and people started cramming this cruelty in their faces, suddenly bans start getting handed out. It's OK to do it to The Other, but definitely not to our side. Jobs are hard to find in journalism.

[–]Dr_Bukkake 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Journalists did it to themselves.

[–]RustyFoster 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Making up stores to sell advertising is what the free journals do for revenue. Real journalistic activities happen at paid services.