Freedom of expression yes, but not necessarily for everyone. Indeed, Elon Musk has decided to commit some infidelity to his mantra. The head of Twitter would have asked his employees to suspend several accounts of influential personalities in the field of the left and the ultra-left. Activists, journalists and groups saw their social network accounts suspended last November.
At the time, Chad Loder, an anti-fascist activist, cybersecurity specialist, and freelance journalist, suspected that he had been banned due to a “mass information campaign” organized and carried out by various far-right groups, including Qanon. Chad Loder was notably behind an investigation into the January 2021 Capitol attack, which led to the arrest of a member of the far-right organization Proud Boys.
Express request from Musk?
However, in an internal memo noted by Bloomberg, the reality of these mass bans appears different. The suspensions were reportedly requested directly by Elon Musk. Twitter’s internal system saw a note titled “Suspension: Direct Request From Elon Musk.”
Chad Loder, however, said that even if his account was restored, “it was only a matter of time before he was reported again,” especially by far-right groups, with the activist leading the list of people targeted. that should be reported. “remove”. Chad Loder has since migrated to Mastodon.
Account suspensions are now at the center of Elon Musk’s social network problems. Thus, several accounts of far-right activists had been banned before the arrival of the billionaire at the helm of Twitter, before being restored a few weeks ago for some. American neo-Nazi star Nick Fuentes saw his account reactivated, before being banned 24 hours later.
Source: BFM TV
