Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-09-23 12:46:15 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C957AEFEC9527CE2B6A91DBB8073C1AB92548428D2B3B2EEA48D73129195CCDB
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Original Note:
It's false that X has supported free speech as much as Rumble. Since it was acquired by Elon Musk, X has banned (or kept banned) several accounts that Rumble didn't. https://twitter.com/KeithWoodsYT/status/1705354877554118918 https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/21/tech/alex-jones-twitter-ban/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/15/media/twitter-musk-journalists-hnk-intl/index.html X also overly complies with removal requests from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, India, and others. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/twitter-censoring-content-recep-tayyip-erdogan-turkish-presidential-election/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/05/twitter-accused-of-censorship-in-india-as-it-blocks-modi-critics-elon-musk https://www.npr.org/2023/08/31/1196776390/saudi-arabia-man-death-sentence-tweets https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-05-24/under-elon-musk-twitter-has-approved-83-of-censorship-requests-by-authoritarian-governments.html https://restofworld.org/2023/elon-musk-twitter-government-orders/
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