Over 30 prominent Chinese dissidents and activists report problems with their Twitter accounts, including disappearing from search or unexplained suspensions
As the Elon Musk-owned social media service encounters interruptions and bugs, Chinese dissidents and activists said they feared they were being muzzled. Tweets: @sarahemclaugh , @alexanderburns , @shiraovide , @paulmozur , and @isaacstonefish Tweets: Sarah McLaughlin / @sarahemclaugh : “According to results collected on Jan. 5 using Shadow Bird, a website that analyzes accounts blocked from Twitter's search results, tweets from 30 accounts of Chinese dissidents were not showing up in search results.” https://www.nytimes.com/... Alex Burns / @alexanderburns : “Twitter and Mr. Musk did not respond to requests for comment.” https://twitter.com/... Shira Ovide / @shiraovide : “leading Chinese voices on Twitter were muffled at a crucial political moment, even though Mr. Musk has championed free speech.” https://www.nytimes.com/... Paul Mozur / @paulmozur : Twitter's current dysfunction is having a major impact far from the culture wars that dominate the platform in the U.S. On Chinese language Twitter, activist accounts were blocked/restricted without recourse and info and spam campaigns have proliferated. https://www.nytimes.com/... Isaac Stone Fish / @isaacstonefish : I'm just shocked — shocked! — that @elonmusk's twitter is muzzling Chinese activists. https://www.nytimes.com/...