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Miguel de Icaza shadowbanned from X for posting about Gaza

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Re: Miguel de Icaza shadowbanned from X for posting about Gaza

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Post by za3faran »

bluefishinit wrote: post #2

So much for “free speech”. Ever since Musk met with Netanyahu, X has been heavily censoring pro-Palestine content.

We see accounts on twitter openly call for genocide on the Palestinians, to turn Gaza into a parking lot, posts comparing the Palestinians to rats (classic genocide 101, and sadly ironic given what happened in WWII germany), and utter dehumanization of Palestinians and Muslims in general, yet the accounts are not banned nor reprimanded.

That meeting was extremely suspicious to say the least, and no doubt what we're seeing is a result of it.

Re: Miguel de Icaza shadowbanned from X for posting about Gaza

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Post by khokhol »

candiodari wrote: post #27
dzhiurgis wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How come he’s being called antisemite then. Or like being blamed for not supplying but also supplying starlink to Russian territory

It's really quite simple, he endorsed a post that blamed NON-Israeli Jews for being attacked outside of Israel due to Gaza. Specifically this one: https://twitter.com/breakingbaht/status/1724892505647296620 This is racist, first because it's close to justifying violence against Jews, because of their religion, because of something a country did. Again, nobody would doubt "muslims deserve to be attacked because of wha…

A post that blamed NON-Israeli Jews for being attacked outside of Israel due to Gaza.

It was definitely a piece of obnoxious drivel, the post. But that's not what it said.

Re: Miguel de Icaza shadowbanned from X for posting about Gaza

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Post by enterprise_cog »

mupuff1234 wrote: post #14
Despegar wrote: post #9

I would guess this policy is the result of ADL, other pro-Israel lobbying groups, and Israel itself, pressuring social media groups as part of their hasbara operation. And perhaps Elon Musk is a Zionist himself (he's certainly friends with many VCs who are). Miguel de Icaza is a random person to censor. I'm sure it's just a crude, automated policy that goes off the content of the tweet and his account having a large…

And I'm sure there's plenty of pro Palestinian and anti Jewish movements lobbying in the other direction, oil money is no joke.

No, there isn’t. Or you’re welcome to list groups with as much sway on the US govt as AIPAC or ADL.

Re: Miguel de Icaza shadowbanned from X for posting about Gaza

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Post by quotz »

za3faran wrote: post #31
bluefishinit wrote: post #2

So much for “free speech”. Ever since Musk met with Netanyahu, X has been heavily censoring pro-Palestine content.

We see accounts on twitter openly call for genocide on the Palestinians, to turn Gaza into a parking lot, posts comparing the Palestinians to rats (classic genocide 101, and sadly ironic given what happened in WWII germany), and utter dehumanization of Palestinians and Muslims in general, yet the accounts are not banned nor reprimanded. That meeting was extremely suspicious to say the least, and no doubt what we're s…

My opinion is that he got seriously blackmailed. Musk meets Netayahu 27 Nov, and on 12 December its announced that SpaceX loses appeal for 1B in funding from the FCC regarding Starlink. There's probably lots of variables for losing the appeal, but considering how far the isreali lobby goes I really wont be surprised that they had influence, considering he was making Starlink available in Gaza for free.

And this is just the surface we can see, I wonder how far the rabbit hole goes, hes probably in the top 5 most famous people in the world, whatever he says online will reverberate far, hence the israeli top priority being to change his mind carrot or stick. In addition, he admitted to having a mild form of Aspergers, so I guess social pressure and persuasion definitely impacts him differently than neurotypical folks.

Re: Miguel de Icaza shadowbanned from X for posting about Gaza

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Post by za3faran »

quotz wrote: post #38
za3faran wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We see accounts on twitter openly call for genocide on the Palestinians, to turn Gaza into a parking lot, posts comparing the Palestinians to rats (classic genocide 101, and sadly ironic given what happened in WWII germany), and utter dehumanization of Palestinians and Muslims in general, yet the accounts are not banned nor reprimanded. That meeting was extremely suspicious to say the least, and no doubt what we're s…

My opinion is that he got seriously blackmailed. Musk meets Netayahu 27 Nov, and on 12 December its announced that SpaceX loses appeal for 1B in funding from the FCC regarding Starlink. There's probably lots of variables for losing the appeal, but considering how far the isreali lobby goes I really wont be surprised that they had influence, considering he was making Starlink available in Gaza for free. And this is ju…

Exactly. God knows what happened behind closed doors. I hope the truth emerges one day.
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