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From “Online Spat May Make Musk Rethink Crowdsourced Censorship”
by Catherine Salgado
On Thursday, Musk posted, “Unfortunately, @CommunityNotes is increasingly being gamed by governments…
X blocks links to Signal.me, claims it is unsafe: According to reporting, X has blocked access to contact users at their Signal.me link. Various different warning messages were delivered to users…
X temporarily locks user's account for joke about clearing snowy roads: User Space Crab Spiff posted on Jan. 29, “Hey @elonmusk, Twitter suspended me for a week (even after a protest) for replying…
X Community Notes fact-checks user with only the criticized politician’s claim as a source: The account @HustleBitch_ posted on X Jan. 10 amidst the California fires, “#BREAKING: [Gov.] GAVIN NEWSOM…
X algorithm catches a harmless phrase as "violent speech": An X user shared a screenshot of his censorship notice. He made the innocent comment, "pat your head and rub your stomach to enter debug…
X locks user account after it misunderstood meaning of post: An X user responded to another user in an attempt to compliment the person. "@Juliet_InKline no you SHOULD BE PROUD gas yourself up," the…
X Community Notes targets account for revealing Islamist terror-tied group’s conference: Dr. Maalouf posted on X Jan. 5, “Islamists are holding a conference on January 18 in Mississauga, Canada, on…
X Community Notes targets critique of anti-gun laws in Germany: On Dec. 21, podcaster Ian Miles Cheong posted a video clip of a person learning self-defense using a towel and commented, “In Germany,…
X Community Notes fact-checks pro-life post, subsequently removes label: LifeNews.com posted an article link and title Dec. 10, “BREAKING: 29 Abortion Centers Closed This Year, Now 14 States are…
X suppresses Rep. Nancy Mace video: Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) created a post in reaction to those protesting her bill banning those who claim to be "transgender women" from using the women's restroom in…
X removes post for using a common euphemism: An X user posted a screenshot of their censorship notice. The user had posted "Speaker Johnson shouldn't be any part of the conversation he is a weak spin…
X censors user for posting a figure of speech: X user @JoeBlamesBiden replied to an article suggesting VP Kamala Harris should take over as president by sharing a screenshot of a censorship notice…
X limits visibility on video clip of GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump making fun of his Democrat opponent Kamala Harris: X user No Context Reply Guy responded to another user’s post about…
X removes comment about upcoming boxing match: An X user shared a screenshot of his censorship notice. The user had made a comment that read "Can't wait for Mike Tyson to knock him on his ass,"…
X temporarily suspends Ayatollah's new Hebrew-language account: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei created a new account on X to carry his messages to a Hebrew-speaking audience. He posted…
X (formerly Twitter) Community Notes accuses famous actor of sharing altered video of 2024 Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris: Actor James Woods posted a clip of VP Kamala Harris rambling…
X Community Notes censors congresswoman for discussing geoengineering: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) posted on Oct. 3, “Yes they can control the weather. It’s ridiculous for anyone to lie and…
X Community Notes defends anti-Trump censorship: Libs of TikTok posted Sept.25, “@CocaCola's custom can website allows you to use ‘Harris Walz 2024’ but restricts you from using ‘Trump 2024’ because…