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Report: X May Have Delayed Access to External Sources

  • #Censorship
  • #Freedom of speech & expression
  • #Computers & internet
  • #Media
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AUG 2023
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story last updated AUG 2023

The Spin

Narrative A

Elon Musk can be called many things, but “free speech absolutist” is definitely not one of them. It’s quite suspect how all the delays happen to affect competitor sites and news outlets that Elon Musk has publicly disparaged. This is another disturbing turn of events for the "Platform Formally Known as Twitter."

Gizmodo Australia

Narrative B

We only see legacy media and big tech outlets up in arms about censorship now that there are alleged reports of X delaying access to links for five seconds. It’s not even confirmed that there are any intentional delays to websites. Still, if that’s the case, it only shows the need for regulation that prohibits online favoritism coming from all sides. The internet is a public space, and we must give everyone equal access.

Breitbart

Metaculus Prediction


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