Attempting to Censor X in the UK

[Viker]

I can't believe anyone is still on X/Twitter. It was garbage before Musk. Yanno. Tesla wasn't a terrible company before Musk. I can only imagine how far down hill X/Twitter has gone since him. Musk is like the anti-Meidas.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Oh for gods sake you are dim. The key word, that is a word that you chose to use is GOVERNMENT. So, I ask again, how many of those "millions" are government.

Talk about dim, you fail to recognize the human rights violations from govt mass surveillance.

Brighten up your own bulb sunshine.

 

[rocala]

govt mass surveillance.

It does not exist, neither does a system to enable such a thing.

 

[Secret Chief]

As far as I know

Exactly. But then you clearly buy into the far right propaganda it peddles and would enjoy programmes hosted (!) by the likes of Farage and Rees-Mogg.

 

[Twilight Hue]

It does not exist, neither does a system to enable such a thing.

Clearly your in the minority with that view.

 

[icehorse]

Exactly. But then you clearly buy into the far right propaganda it peddles and would enjoy programmes hosted (!) by the likes of Farage and Rees-Mogg.

My preference would be impartial news sources. I'm not aware of any. So the alternative is to listen to both sides and try to find the truth in the middle.

 

[Secret Chief]

the police are also arresting people who make facebook posts that go against the party line

Go against the party line? What rubbish. Here's an example of going against the party line and getting arrested for it: (posted on X)

"Mass deportation now, set fire to all the f****** hotels full of the bas***** for all I care"

You think promoting killing people by burning down buildings with the people trapped inside is just "going against the party line" do you? Of course, because you're not woke.

Wife of Northamptonshire councillor in court for race hate charge

Lucy Connolly, from Northampton, appeared in court via video link but did not enter a plea

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[rocala]

You think promoting killing people by burning down buildings with the people trapped inside is just "going against the party line" do you? Of course, because you're not woke.

"Not woke" I have not seen signs of consciousness yet.

 

[Regiomontanus]

Summary: The UK is experiencing a lot of rioting these days, and one of the measures some politicians are calling for to combat this unrest is to attempt to censor comments made on twitter.

The video below provides evidence of these attempts at censorship and goes further to claim that in many cases the media in the UK (and elsewhere), are often not reporting the truth and that in many cases, the most accurate reporting is coming from sites like X.

This is yet another attempt to curtail free speech and we cannot give an inch. If we lose free speech, we've lost our freedoms in general.

IMHO, everything from Elon Musk should be banned. I want to see Elon in chains (at least for a day or- two). My point is that no one individual should ever have so much power, and he is an evil POS. I am a pacifist, but I do think the world would be better off without such ********. Have a nice day,

 

[icehorse]

Go against the party line? What rubbish. Here's an example of going against the party line and getting arrested for it: (posted on X)

"Mass deportation now, set fire to all the f****** hotels full of the bas***** for all I care"

You think promoting killing people by burning down buildings with the people trapped inside is just "going against the party line" do you? Of course, because you're not woke.

Wife of Northamptonshire councillor in court for race hate charge

Lucy Connolly, from Northampton, appeared in court via video link but did not enter a plea

www.bbc.co.uk

keep those strawmans coming, jeez

 

[icehorse]

IMHO, everything from Elon Musk should be banned. I want to see Elon in chains (at least for a day or- two). My point is that no one individual should ever have so much power, and he is an evil POS. I am a pacifist, but I do think the world would be better off without such ********. Have a nice day,

Can you separate people who post on X from Musk? Do you think everyone who posts on X should be banned?

 

[Secret Chief]

keep those strawmans coming, jeez

Strawman? I gave a concrete explicit example which demonstrated your claim to be bogus. Jeez.

 

[Father Heathen]

Twitter was dictating censorships...now with Elon Musk it has become more "just" and "livable".

Nah, Twitter only got trashier. Aside from being flooded with bigotry and disinformation, Musk himself has resorted to censorship:

Elon Musk, King of Censorship: 10 Times the 'Free Speech Absolutist' Silenced Twitter Users

Elon Musk talks a big game about freedom of expression. The billionaire refers to himself as a “free speech absolutist,” and spent the last year making bold promises about undoing Twitter’s perceived history of suppressing distasteful ideas. But the old saying goes, you should judge a man by his...

www.yahoo.com

Elon Musk Accused Of ‘Silencing His Critics’ As X Suspends Journalists

“If you are one of those people who actually believe that Elon Musk is a principled champion of free speech, then you maybe one of the dumbest people to have ever walked the earth,” said former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan.

www.forbes.com

Under Elon Musk, Twitter has approved 83% of censorship requests by authoritarian governments

The social network has restricted and withdrawn content critical of the ruling parties in Turkey and India, among other countries, including during electoral campaigns

english.elpais.com

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/08/07/musk-x-harris-bias/

So much for free speech.

While free speech is important, so is quality. Nobody who values honesty and integrity wants to wallow in garbage.

By the way, Elon doesn't accept that his daughter is trans and 'deadnames' her. As a transwoman yourself, isn't a bit on the weird side to be singing his praises?

 

[Father Heathen]

Yes there is. Firearms are an essential buffer if one's government goes rouge.

Why didn't the 2A crowd defend democracy during the attempted Jan 6 insurrection? Where was the 2A crowd when women lost their reproductive freedom? Will the 2A crowd be there to defend liberty if Trump wins and tries to push Project 2025?

It seems like whenever tyranny is on America's doorstep, the 2A crowd are among it's cheerleaders.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Why didn't the 2A crowd defend democracy during the attempted Jan 6 insurrection? Where was the 2A crowd when women lost their reproductive freedom? Will the 2A crowd be there to defend liberty if Trump wins and tries to push Project 2025?

It seems like whenever tyranny is on America's doorstep, the 2A crowd are among it's cheerleaders.

That has nothing to do with a rouge government and everything to do with the lunatic fringe.

 

[Father Heathen]

That won't last.

How are a bunch of shotgun toting yokels who are under equipped, untrained, and unorganized going to fight against a "rogue" government? And how would they come to a consensus when deciding to act? Had Trump successfully over turn the election, would they have stepped up and enforced the will of the people? No, because most of them lick Trump's boots, which shows that their judgement can't be trusted. Who are a bunch of dopey cosplaying/LARPing Yeehawdists and Gravy Seals to decide for the rest of us when the government needs overthrown?

 

[Twilight Hue]

How are a bunch of shotgun toting yokels who are under equipped, untrained, unorganized going to fight against a "rogue" government? And how do they come to a consensus when deciding to act? If Trump did successfully over turn the election, would they have stepped up and enforced the will of the people? No, because most of them lick Trump's boots, which shows that their judgement can't be trusted. Who are a bunch of dopey cosplaying/LARPing Yeehawdists and Gravy Seals to decide for the rest of us that the government needs overthrown?

People have their own limits and flashpoints.

Usually they are referred to as an underground plus the fact that one civil war has already occurred historically.

It's folly to think otherwise that it cannot happen with whatever creative name calling you choose to call it.

The lunatic fringe should always be considered a warning sign.

 

[Absolutely Frank]

Forget about Musk.

In this and similar cases, the MSM tends to not report honestly when progressive-wokeism comes under fire. That's when platforms like X can provide an important counterpoint.

Don't get me wrong, I think social media has a lot of severe problems. But that said, much of the MSM has been totally captured by the woke.

People need to be held responsible for speech that can endanger or harm people whether they are Elon Musk or "woke".

 

[Father Heathen]

That has nothing to do with a rouge government and everything to do with the lunatic fringe.

The lunatic fringe was being manipulated and used as a tool by a lame duck government hoping (but failing) to go rogue.

 

[Father Heathen]

People have their own limits and flashpoints.

Usually they are referred to as an underground plus the fact that one civil war has already occurred historically.

It's folly to think otherwise that it cannot happen with whatever creative name calling you choose to call it.

The lunatic fringe should always be considered a warning sign.

There has always been a lunatic fringe that has pushed against progress and advancement. It's part of the process. Kind of like how smelting iron creates slag.