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2024-04-10 11:55:15 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 99D99E2A3A6D40CC640209BB8D3172C45DD5EF789CCBB87965535DA584119953
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Important Context: Since acquiring Twitter, now know as X, the company has complied with about 80% of government censorship requests. This represents a 30% increase in government backed censorship on the platform since Musk's acquisition. https://www.forbes.com/sites/katherinehamilton/2023/04/27/twitter-has-complied-with-almost-every-government-request-for-censorship-since-musk-took-over-report-finds/?sh=4d9bb48624ea https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/economy/2023/5/2/twitter-fulfilling-more-government-censorship-requests-under-musk https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-05-24/under-elon-musk-twitter-has-approved-83-of-censorship-requests-by-authoritarian-governments.html https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/twitter-approving-far-more-government-censorship-requests-elon-mus/651599/
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