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https://www.the-independent.com/tech/x-cisgender-slur-cis-elon-musk-b2545355.html https://www.the-independent.com/tech/x-cisgender-slur-cis-el... > “The words

by vkou 2y ago

https://www.the-independent.com/tech/x-cisgender-slur-cis-elon-musk-b2545355.html https://www.the-independent.com/tech/x-cisgender-slur-cis-el... > “The words ‘cis’ or ‘cisgender’ are considered slurs on this platform,” Mr Musk wrote in June. > “Repeated, targeted harassment against any account will cause the harassing accounts to receive, at minimum, temporary suspensions.” > The newly enforced policy, first reported by TechCrunch on Tuesday, saw some users greeted with a full-screen warning when trying to publish a post using the terms on the X mobile app. The fact that this is arbitrarily enforced isn't exactly painting it as a haven for free speech. The only thing worse than absolute censorship (which is obvious and can be routed around) is stochastic, inconsistent censorship - which gives him and his defenders a fig leaf[1] to hide behind. Look, maybe you prefer the new brand of censorship X has adopted. It sounds like you do. Great. But what you can't do is call it a free speech platform, while keeping a straight face. [1] I would like to point out, as an example: that China doesn't censor the internet - you just mysteriously have your connection go to shit and drop out if you try to search for 4/15.

lenkite 2y ago
So, posts are NOT being banned, but only visibility tagged as that article mentions and as many users also explicitly tested. No one reported a ban - only a warning with a visibility setting. Seems perfectly fine. Your speech is NOT banned as you incorrectly claim. And your account is still valid. Did you ever try writing a mRNA-vaccine critical post during the Biden administration on twitter, quoting factual sources and linking to scientific papers ? Your account got banned pronto. And as we all know now - it was done at the behest of the US white house.
- vkou 2y ago
  Firstly, it's absolutely bonkers that any alleged 'free speech absolutist' could consider 'cisgender' to be a slur. It's like saying that 'man' is a slur. And that's not an argument that you're going to do well with. Because the claim is utterly pants-on-head, irredeemably farcical, as is anyone who would stand behind it. --- But, secondly, if you read the screenshots in the link, you'll see that the posts are being suppressed. --- And thirdly, you don't see me claiming that pre-Musk Twitter was any kind of bastion of 'free speech absolutism'. I'm not making that argument. The argument I'm making is that post-Musk Twitter definitely isn't one.

by vkou 2y ago

lenkite 2y ago

So, posts are NOT being banned, but only visibility tagged as that article mentions and as many users also explicitly tested. No one reported a ban - only a warning with a visibility setting. Seems perfectly fine. Your speech is NOT banned as you incorrectly claim. And your account is still valid. Did you ever try writing a mRNA-vaccine critical post during the Biden administration on twitter, quoting factual sources and linking to scientific papers ? Your account got banned pronto. And as we all know now - it was done at the behest of the US white house.

vkou 2y ago
Firstly, it's absolutely bonkers that any alleged 'free speech absolutist' could consider 'cisgender' to be a slur. It's like saying that 'man' is a slur. And that's not an argument that you're going to do well with. Because the claim is utterly pants-on-head, irredeemably farcical, as is anyone who would stand behind it. --- But, secondly, if you read the screenshots in the link, you'll see that the posts are being suppressed. --- And thirdly, you don't see me claiming that pre-Musk Twitter was any kind of bastion of 'free speech absolutism'. I'm not making that argument. The argument I'm making is that post-Musk Twitter definitely isn't one.