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Related: About this forumTwitter Allows Transphobic Film After Conservative Uproar
Elon Musks version of Twitter continues to cater to the far right, but conservative outlets have found that the platform may still limit some hateful rhetoric. For example, the Daily Wire was preparing to start streaming its podcasts on Twitter, but the social media company reportedly balked at a deal to stream a documentary that was anti-transgender.
On Thursday morning, far-right news outlet Daily Wire CEO Jeremy Boreing tweeted that Twitter had refused to show What Is a Woman?, an anti-trans documentary The Daily Wire planned to broadcast in conjunction with the beginning of Pride Month on June 1. The film was labeled as hateful on Twitter based on instances in which transgender people were misgendered, Boreing claimed.
...According to Musk, Twitters decision failed to meet Musks expectations.
This was a mistake by many people at Twitter. It is definitely allowed, Musk wrote in a tweet in response to a claim that Twitter banned misgendering.
Musk also wrote, The controversy will drive up viewership, as the wealthiest man in the world elevated the hateful and bigoted film.
On Thursday morning, far-right news outlet Daily Wire CEO Jeremy Boreing tweeted that Twitter had refused to show What Is a Woman?, an anti-trans documentary The Daily Wire planned to broadcast in conjunction with the beginning of Pride Month on June 1. The film was labeled as hateful on Twitter based on instances in which transgender people were misgendered, Boreing claimed.
...According to Musk, Twitters decision failed to meet Musks expectations.
This was a mistake by many people at Twitter. It is definitely allowed, Musk wrote in a tweet in response to a claim that Twitter banned misgendering.
Musk also wrote, The controversy will drive up viewership, as the wealthiest man in the world elevated the hateful and bigoted film.
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Twitter Allows Transphobic Film After Conservative Uproar (Original Post)
icymist
Jun 2023
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NoMoreRepugs
(10,513 posts)1. Musk certainly in the running for worst person in the World.
Lunabell
(6,810 posts)2. Unfortunately a lot of people don't care.
There's all those cute little kitten videos on twitter!
Chi67
(1,103 posts)3. Musk is evil
I left Twitter right before he bought it because I saw this kind of shit coming. That, and I did not want some right wing mad man to have access to my personal info.
RainCaster
(11,543 posts)4. I have many accounts on Twitter, only one is the real me
I haven't posted from that account in at least 5 years. It's still costing Twitter to maintain that account.
the other accounts are for fictitious characters that have very interesting proclivities and opinions.