https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-twitter-republican-couple-bedroom-ad-b2384881.html
Elon Musk’s Twitter bans ad showing Republican interrupting couple in bedroom
An ad launched by Progress Action Fund launched, showing an elderly Republican congressman interrupting a couple in the bedroom, has now been banned on X, formerly known as Twitter.
According to the Progress Action Fund, which aims to defeat Republicans in red states, the platform “has censored” its account as well as the ad, called “Keep Republicans Out Of Your Bedroom.” In addition, the platform has “placed a ‘Search Ban’ and a ‘Search Suggestion Ban’ on the account.”
As of Wednesday afternoon, the account did not show up on the social media platform, yet the ad could still be seen on X through retweets from other accounts.
Joe Jacobson, Founder and Executive Director of Progress Action Fund, took a stab at X’s owner: “Elon Musk loves free speech, but only when it’s convenient for him and his far-right political agenda.”
Since acquiring Twitter, Mr Musk, a self declared “free speech absolutist”, has touted free speech as a pillar of the platform.
07 Aug 23
You are correct, but consider how far govt should go, if at all, or how far corps can go, if at all, in allowing invasions, or restrictions, of privacy. Imagine having a 300-post thread with Sonhouse about it. The USA is not a Democracy, yet he touts it all the time. The word Democracy does not appear in the Constitution. Just an example. Hard to reason with you folks when the premise has no basis right out of the gate.
@averagejoe1 saidWTF are you talking about? This has nothing to do with the government, this is about a right-wing lying hypocrite pretending to care about free speech.
You are correct, but consider how far govt should go, if at all, or how far corps can go, if at all, in allowing invasions, or restrictions, of privacy. Imagine having a 300-post thread with Sonhouse about it. The USA is not a Democracy, yet he touts it all the time. The word Democracy does not appear in the Constitution. Just an example. Hard to reason with you folks when the premise has no basis right out of the gate.
Notice how all the right-wingers who bitched about free speech and Twitter censoring their misinformation are silent now.
07 Aug 23
@vivify saidWhat I am talking about is everyone staying out of everyone else's business.
WTF are you talking about? This has nothing to do with the government, this is about a right-wing lying hypocrite pretending to care about free speech.
Notice how all the right-wingers who bitched about free speech and Twitter censoring their misinformation are silent now.
Vifify, I can ask you this as well as anyone///////
If a man from mars were here for a certain ;period of time, and then asked .....Do libs involve themselves in the business of conservatives, or is it the other way around?
There is only one answer to this, but we would love to see you hem and haw your way through it. I know, I know, tough one.
The post that was quoted here has been removedI don't give a god damn about what Twitter censors. My issues is right-wingers like yourself being lying hypocrites.
If you right-wingers would've simply complained that you disliked Twitter censoring you, that would've been fine. Instead you claimed this was an attack on free speech, an attack on freedom and other insincere B.S. Clearly you didn't care about any of that, as proven by your silence now.
"What's the debate?"
You're right, there is none. The point is just show what kind of trash right-wingers are.
@averagejoe1 saidYawn.
What I am talking about is everyone staying out of everyone else's business.
If you cared about that you'd bitch about Musk banning this political ad the same way your kind did about Covid misinformation.
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@vivify saidso, you dont like now what you did then? tell me again just who the hypocrite is?
I don't give a god damn about what Twitter censors. My issues is right-wingers like yourself being lying hypocrites.
If you right-wingers would've simply complained that you disliked Twitter censoring you, that would've been fine. Instead you claimed this was an attack on free speech, an attack on freedom and other insincere B.S. Clearly you didn't care about any of th ...[text shortened]... bate?"
You're right, there is none. The point is just show what kind of trash right-wingers are.
@mott-the-hoople saidHere's a simple question: is Musk banning this ad an attack on free speech? Yes or no?
so, you dont like now what you did then? tell me again just who the hypocrite is?
Will any of you right-wingers have even the tiniest set of balls to answer this?
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@vivify saidLet me put this in perspective. Twitter and facebook censored because of orders from democrats, current admin. with an intention to mislead. Used the prioritizing, blocking of conservation to interfere in an election.
Here's a simple question: is Musk banning this ad an attack on free speech? Yes or no?
Will any of you right-wingers have even the tiniest set of balls to answer this?
This ONE issue you are whining about JUST HAPPENED, no one has had time to applaud or complain.
Ans since you asked, I think venues where it is an adult audience, say wtf you want.
Kind of makes you regret saying twitter and facebook were private companies and could do what they want doesnt it?
Just as you libs are cheering on jack smith and the dems targeted prosecutions, there will be a day when you regret that too…the teeth gnashing will get worse.
@mott-the-hoople saidYour post is full of crap.
Let me put this in perspective. Twitter and facebook censored because of orders from democrats, current admin. with an intention to mislead. Used the prioritizing, blocking of conservation to interfere in an election.
This ONE issue you are whining about JUST HAPPENED, no one has had time to applaud or complain.
Ans since you asked, I think venues where it is an ...[text shortened]... geted prosecutions, there will be a day when you regret that too…the teeth gnashing will get worse.
The fact that Biden was working with social media didn't come out until after the pandemic was over. Remember Av Joe going "omg, bombshell!!" (or whatever he said) when he posted a thread about it? That's because no one knew they were collaborating until it was all over.
You claiming this was about government overreach when you didn't know until after makes you full of crap.
"Say WTF you want"? Musk just proved you don't believe in that for anyone except right-wingers. That's the point of this thread.
Elon can censor whoever he wants. The issue is that he highlights what hypocrites right wingers are when he claimed he was all about free speech; now he is doing the exact thing he was bitching about before buying Twitter.
I don't care that Elon censors Dems. Just admit you're hypocrites.