I just had first-hand experience with Elon Musk's New Era Of Free Speech on Twitter

[Miles Archer]

OK. so...

...Musk sends out a tweet saying "We need more love, less hate on Twitter."

So I replied and said that wouldn't happen if he reinstated Trump, that he is incapable of "less hate, more love," and that if he came back and his followers flocked after him, Twitter would be happy hour at the skinhead bar.

So Musk reported me for "hate speech."

And Twitter gave me the option of being banned...period...OR deleting my tweet as "an admission of guilt," followed by a period of 7 days in the penalty box, where i can read tweets, send private messages to my followers, and nothing else.

This is what "free speech" looks like, Elon Musk style.

[Hoyt]

1. Musk ain't calling shots now. That months away, if acquisition goes through.

[Miles Archer]

5. Oh, I understand he's not calling the shots, BUT...

...since I replied to him, I'm gonna stand by my assumption that he reported me.

[Celerity]

12. highly doubt it, it was VERY likely a QMAGAt

[John1956PA]

23. Or a MusQteer. n/t

[brooklynite]

26. The richest man in the world with 88.8 MILLION Twitter followers...

Isn't checking his notifications list.

[littlemissmartypants]

44. But that doesn't mean that he hasn't created a bot that does it for him.

It's called artificial intelligence for a reason.

[Doc Sportello]

15. Mr. free speech absolutist is blocking people who say things he doesn't like

So there's your current example of him calling the shots and exhibiting that he only believes in absolute free speech for himself. But I'm sure you can come up with another irrelevant excuse to explain your hero's hypocrisy.

[onecaliberal]

2. Fuck little dick rocket man

[dalton99a]

3. "Free speech" means unlimited hate speech from racists and fascists

Any rebuttal will be marked as a violation of this freedom

[Miles Archer]

9. I have tweeted ALL KINDS of flamethrower stuff

I reply to Jordan, Boebert, Gaetz, Graham, Greene ALL THE TIME.

Nothing.

One reply to Musk and I'm in jail for a week.

As I said above, no...he's not in charge yet...but this is the writing on the wall for when he is, I'd say.

[Tickle]

39. well he is the boss

lol not sure what you expected. I would consider it a badge of honor

[Timewas]

4. I didn't bother

No more posts there, you can see the hand writing on the wall.. Just canceled my account..

[Doc Sportello]

6. But, but, he's a free speech absolutist, according to him

Unless you say something he doesn't like. Just what we need, a total hypocrite, egomaniac, amoral POS in charge of one of the largest media platforms in the world.

[Raven]

7. Welcome to 1984 in 2022. I don't go on Twitter so can you tell be if there are tweets begging Musk

to reinstate TFG because he is the real president and the second coming of Christ? I bet there are. Also, it seems to me that Musk has come eye to eye with the problem of distinguishing between "hate" speech and simple criticism.

[Novara]

8. Gosh, that's interesting, as Musk hasn't actually bought twitter yet

[Miles Archer]

13. I know. I replied to him. He reported me.

I'm not saying he did it as CEO of Twitter.

I'm saying that he reported me for "hate speech" and I got sent to Twitter Jail. I'm saying it is a PREVIEW of when he DOES take charge.

[onenote]

21. How do you know that he is the one that reported you?

[SoonerPride]

25. It was most likely flagged by a bot and not a real person

They have bots skimming all tweets for key words which trigger suspensions.

Possibly reviewed by a live human.

But most likely not.

The entire flood of tweets is beyond the ability of an army of humans to police.

It is all automated.

I doubt Musk nor anyone else reported it.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

10. How do you know Musk was the one who reported you?

[BlackSkimmer]

46. He doesn't.

I guess to be “reported” by Musk would be a badge of honor?

[WhiskeyGrinder]

47. I know.

[BlackSkimmer]

48. Yep. We all do.

Threads about Twitter here are fascinating on so many levels.

[WarGamer]

11. What makes you think Musk reported you, lol...

Was probably just the algorithm/AI that got you.

And you DO know that Musk has no control whatsoever over Twitter right now, right?

[usaf-vet]

34. If they are using AI to monitor tweets why can't they restrict congress people from having the..

.....ability to deny tweets on their official accounts as MTG did over and over during her court hearing last week.

I think by definition Congresspeople need to be held completely responsible for ALL tweets posted on their OFFICIAL Twitter account.

NO DENYING RESPONSIBILITY by saying "I don't know who posted that."

[mopinko]

14. i'm pretty sure is premature to blame musk.

he hasnt even signed the paperwork, much less rewritten the manual and trained the moderators.

[Sympthsical]

16. Policies haven't changed, I doubt Musk would bother you

What likely happened is that a lot of people are reading his tweets and replies, and various political types are reporting whomever they don't like.

This is the kind of censorship people claim they want to keep, so I don't get why the complaining. People get suspended/banned for a lot less every day. It just depends if you can get a large enough group together to start spamming reports against targets.

[Make7]

17. How do you know Musk reported on your tweet? Can't anyone send a report?

(I'm obviously not a Twitter user.)

It seems strange they would include the identity of the person(s) that reported a tweet in their message to whomever was alerted on.

[Tree-Hugger]

20. They don't tell you

Anyone can report any tweet they see.

MAGA folks do a lot of mass reporting and brigade people. Any little comment that doesn't agree with their worldview is reported. And Twitter's AI isn't great it parsing through actual bad content. You can say, "I don't like white bread," and it'll get removed. 🙄

[Make7]

22. Thanks, that's what I figured.

Good thing I'm not on Twitter, I actually don't like white bread.

[displacedtexan]

40. Every day, more and more are tweeting screenshots of...

…their YOU ARE BANNED by Elon Musk Twitter notifications. I expect one any time now.

[Make7]

42. I'm surprised Musk is allowed to ban people before he even owns the company.

April 27, 2022

...

Until the deal closes, which could take up to six months, Agrawal said, “[Twitter] will continue making decisions as we always have, guided by the principles we’ve had, which doesn’t mean things won’t change. Things have been changing. I’ve been in this role for four months,” Agrawal explained. “Once the deal closes, different decisions might be made. For us to gain insight into that, we’ll be finding a way to have Elon talk with all of you at the soonest possible opportunity,” he said.

...

https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/27/twitter-leaked-all-hands-call/

[Tree-Hugger]

43. You can block anyone

You can block anyone from seeing your account - just like putting someone on ignore here on DU. The person you block can no longer see your account, tweets, replies, etc. Now, that is done by individual account, not IP. So, if someone blocks you, you can just create a new account and see their content.

Musk isn't banning anyone from Twitter outright, just blocking their accounts from seeing his.

[Baitball Blogger]

18. His bias will become more apparent as time goes on.

[Tree-Hugger]

19. How do you know it was Musk?

Anyone can report any tweet they see. Twitter doesn't tell you who made the reports. RWers are out there brigading dems - mass reporting tweets and accounts. Twitter's algorithm is ridiculous and innocuous tweets are removed repeatedly. My one and only reported tweet came when I said, "the Cowboys suck." Hate speech, apparently.

Is there an option to ask for a review of the decision? Facebook allows that - it usually triggers a human to review it - but I'm unsure if Twitter allows the same.

Has Musk blocked you, yet? That's the badge of honor.

[RussBLib]

24. a "free speech absolutist"

hahaha

that isn't going to work

[Cuthbert Allgood]

27. It's kind of funny that you think Musk gives a crap about what you say.

You were flagged by an algorithm. Musk has ZERO say in what Twitter does yet.

[NotTodayPutin]

28. You included the word "skinhead"

someone, not likely to have been Musk, reported, got a 7 day suspension.

No policies or TOS have changed on twitter that I am aware of.

You can appeal it.

[Harker]

29. "Free speech" is incredibly expensive. n/t

[Catherine Vincent]

30. It was the word "skinhead"

Twitter suspended me for typing "On election day, republicans need to be kicked to the curb" with "kicked" being the code word. The formula that tags certain words is ridiculous. I was suspended for a week and apparently you only get 1 or 2 warnings before you get permanently suspended. Which is what happened when I suggested someone should slap Howard Stern. As if a nobody like me with only a few hundred followers would stalk HS and slap him. They should give you the option to delete the tweet. Ridiculous!

[Joinfortmill]

31. If Must completes sale, hope new site begins asap.

[Bev54]

32. I have read in other sites most people, instead of replying to his

numerous and annoying tweets, they are just blocking him altogether and carrying on.

[OMGWTF]

33. Okay, that does it. I rarely go to Twitter, but I'm canceling my account.

[Cozmo]

35. Who needs Twitter? I prefer life pre-social media

[infullview]

36. I have one thing to say about twitter: just don't.

I've never had a twitter account and never will. Twitter is littered with self indulgent, almost famous people that feed their ego by the number of followers they have. It's a breeding ground for influencer wannabe's. It's the TicToc of word salad.

[rockfordfile]

37. Not surprise whether it's him or some other right-wing pos. They're the same

[Bonx]

38. Elon Musk turned me into a newt!

[Tree-Hugger]

41. I got better nt

[NotTodayPutin]

49. Great scene

Great movie

[Trueblue1968]

45. sorry that happened to you. he is a nasty man.