Some conservative critics of Elon Musk allege censorship and claim they were stripped of their X verification badges after challenging his views on H-1B visas

- Since Musk purchased Twitter and implemented sweeping staff cuts, it's often been difficult to get answers as to whether …

Axios 2024-12-28 Angrej Singh

Context & Ripple Effects

The dispute follows earlier coverage of account suspensions affecting antifascist organizers and journalists shortly after Musk took over Twitter. It puts the platform's enforcement choices back under scrutiny, but from critics who identify as conservative.

Related coverage also documented Musk's public framing of past moderation decisions through the “Twitter Files” debate. The new allegations test whether a critique of legacy Twitter moderation can coexist with consistent treatment of dissent on X.

First-order effects

The named conservative critics say their X verification badges were removed after they challenged Musk on H-1B visas, making badge access itself part of the dispute over platform treatment.
X and Musk face renewed pressure to explain whether verification changes were routine account actions or connected to speech; the article presents this as an allegation, not an established finding.

Second-order effects

The claims give other users and media observers a concrete test case for comparing X's stated openness to the consistency of its account and verification enforcement.
Because verification is a visible platform status signal, unclear decision-making can make future badge changes politically charged, regardless of the underlying policy rationale.

Third-order effects

If similar disputes recur across political groups, moderation and verification may increasingly be judged as governance and due-process questions rather than only as content-policy decisions.
The pattern could make a platform owner's public policy positions inseparable from perceptions of enforcement neutrality, raising the value of clear, consistently applied account rules.

The trend: This is one data point in the shift from content moderation debates toward scrutiny of who controls platform status, reach, and enforcement transparency.

Discussion

@alpenglowdreams @alpenglowdreams on bluesky
It's “tech bro billionaires who want an educated but low cost and compliant work force maga” vs “old school christofacist maga” civil war and I'm loving it...hopefully the maga infighting will limit the damage the can do to the rest of us — newrepublic.com/post/189694/ ...
@pcrritesgood @pcrritesgood on bluesky
Of course the MAGA billionaires like the H1B visas because it is a sort of indentured servitude and they have a ton of power of those employees. — If you get fired when you have skills you can find a new job, but not if you lose your visa.
@marcello65 Marcello Ruffini on bluesky
The MAGA Wars, Part 1: Oligarchs v Racists — (wankers, the lot of them) — newrepublic.com/post/189694/ ...
@rmac Ryan Mac on bluesky
This is the supreme irony of the MAGA schism over H-1Bs. Many workers who stayed at Twitter after Musk's takeover did so because their status in the US was contingent on their employment. They kept a site running that was then used by MAGA folks to question why they were here i…
@anildash.com Anil Dash on bluesky
Twitter today would literally not run if not for workers who are essentially H1B hostages. [embedded post]
@zombiscribe Megan E. Zombi on bluesky
I honestly thought that Musk taking over Twitter established how vulnerable H1B workers were. Like I will admit total ignorance before that but we got so many articles about H1B employees being stuck and why while there was a mass exodus
@mergesort.me Joe Fabisevich on bluesky
Mmm, I sure don't hate all these people learning firsthand why it was actually hard to run Twitter with every possible faction screaming at you about bias simultaneously. [embedded post]
@attorneynora Nora Benavidez on bluesky
Too bad these folks dislike free expression for all. Otherwise I'd say the stripping of their Twitter verification is an anemic corporate bully action motivated by a desire to retaliate against speech Musk doesn't like. #freespeech #firstamendment www.mediaite.com/tech/elon-mu..…
@wajali Wajahat Ali on bluesky
Glad MAGA voters are hearing what Musk, Vivek, and the elites of the GOP think of them. They've always looked down on Trump voters. They mock them as stupid and ignorant behind their backs. Now Musk is calling them “contemptible fools.” — Well, here's your new master, MAGA. …
@wajali Wajahat Ali on bluesky
Words I never thought I'd write: Loomer is correct here. [image]
@mmasnick Mike Masnick on bluesky
It's very easy to classify anything you don't like as “spam.” As Elon is doing here. But once you've started down that slope you've already admitted you recognize the need to moderate *some* content. It's just a question of where you draw the borders.
@keithedwards Keith Edwards on bluesky
The Musk/MAGA divorce was just as racist, stupid, and entertaining as I thought it would be
@aaronparnas Aaron Parnas on bluesky
Many of you have left Twitter, but just a heads up, Elon Musk, Laura Loomer, and MAGA are fighting each other nonstop over there and it is HILARIOUS
@andrewjweinstein.com Andrew Weinstein on bluesky
The Laura Loomer/Elon Musk battle for MAGA supremacy is the holiday gift we all deserve.
@mmasnick Mike Masnick on bluesky
That one weird trick that lets you pretend that you took over Twitter to restore free speech, but regularly ban/shadowban/deboost those you don't like: just claim anything you don't like is spam. [image]
@elonmusk Elon Musk on x
Just a reminder that the algorithm is trying to maximize unregretted user-seconds. If far more credible, verified subscriber accounts (not bots) mute/block your account compared to those who like your posts, your reach will decline significantly.
@lauraloomer Laura Loomer on x
BREAKING: 🚨🚨🚨 @elonmusk has removed my blue check mark on X because I dared to question his support for H1B visas, the replacement of American tech workers by Indian immigrants, and I questioned his relationship with China. Looks like Elon Musk is going to be silencing me [image]
@elonmusk Elon Musk on x
@stillgray Loomer is trolling for attention. Ignore.
@lauraloomer Laura Loomer on x
I mean right after @elonmusk called me a troll today, my account verification was taken away, my subscriptions were deactivated and I was banned from being able to buy premium even though I was already paying for premium. Clearly retaliation.
@elonmusk Elon Musk on x
@AutismCapital That pretty much sums it up. This was eye-opening.
@autismcapital @autismcapital on x
So basically the right split into two factions, tech right and right right, and the tech right is like “hey we need h-1b visa people to do the jobs,” and the right right was like “no you need to hire americans,” and the tech right is like “but you guys are retarded,” and the [ima…
@lauraloomer Laura Loomer on x
Full censorship of my account simply because I called out H1B visas. This is anti-American behavior by tech oligarchs. What happened to free speech?
@catturd2 @catturd2 on x
I went to bed early last night and didn't find this out until this morning .... Laura Loomer has been demonetized, her subscriptions taken away, her verification and X premium removed, and was given a 12 hour suspension. She'll be able to tweet again in about 4 hours.
@dogrightgirl @dogrightgirl on x
Did we lose free speech on X in the last 24 hours?
@ryangrim Ryan Grim on x
Musk spent the last year juicing this site's algorithm so that super edgy far-right accounts were forced into everyone's feed — and somehow now he is genuinely upset and embarrassed that they are acting like the far right people they are and making things hard for him.
@jamesrbuk James Ball on x
It's amazing the amount of stuff that “does not violate” the rules here...except when it happens to Elon when he's cheesed off.
@canteverdie @canteverdie on x
elon musk is retaliating against everyone that went against him in the twitter space, suspending them seemingly trying to get rid of the evidence. the dude is in full on melt down mode lol [image]
@scottadamssays Scott Adams on x
MAGA is taking a page from Democrats on how to lose elections while feeling good about themselves.
@elonmusk Elon Musk on x
@ScottAdamsSays Yes. And those contemptible fools must be removed from the Republican Party, root and stem.
@lauraloomer Laura Loomer on x
My 12 hour suspension is now over. For raising concerns and speaking the truth about the technocratic takeover of our country and the White House via influence peddling by billionaire crony technocrats, I have been stripped of my Premium account, blue check, & my subscriptions! […
@scobleizer Robert Scoble on x
It is true. This is why my reach is low. Most people don't care about AI and innovation and others decided I am not worth listening to because of my past, or because some billionaire said that I should be shunned. Or because I post too much. The thing is I am here to learn. I
@jason @jason on x
Intolerant lunatics hijacked both parties What we're witnessing is those individuals losing their power The woke lunatics in the Democratic Party look like idiots & the racist members of MAGA have shown their true colors DJT will expunge them This is part of the process
@lauraloomer Laura Loomer on x
Very sad to see President Trump's most loyal supporters treated so badly @JDVance. You & Trump have both said we need to end H1B visas. So why is it ok for @elonmusk to ban my premium access & delete my subscriptions as an independent journalist simply because I don't want H1B?
@farhip Paul Farhi on x
Striking thing about the Musk/Ramaswamy vs. #MAGA brouhaha: That Trump hasn't said a word either way. A no-win proposition, for sure. But still striking.
@levie Aaron Levie on x
Trump's own stated views on high skilled immigration are very pro tech [video]
@raheemkassam Raheem on x
Bad faith actors with huge legacy accounts mass block/mute those of us who stand up for anything on here. The algorithm rewards tepid, unchallenging, compromise positions.
@shawn_farash Shawn Farash on x
Any accounts affiliated w @ConservativeOG lost their blue check because “Conservative OG” no longer is a gold check “verified org” anymore so what happened was: “Conservative OG” affiliate badges no longer showed up on their affiliates' pages. This counts as a change to your
@basedtorba Andrew Torba on x
Elon raised $6 billion dollars from Blackrock and other usual suspects last week and now he's on the timeline calling Americans retards, changing the algo, removing checkmarks, and locking people out of their accounts. Curious.
@basedtorba Andrew Torba on x
Let the H-1Bs pay for X premium. Americans are too “lazy, unskilled, and subtarded.”
@alexberenson Alex Berenson on x
No, @elonmusk doesn't have to let you make money off X, subscriptions are optional. Free speech is not. I don't even care if you libel people, that's between you and their lawyers (and 230 protects X). Free speech is what counts - Elon should let you embarrass yourself.
@basedtorba Andrew Torba on x
Printing this out and putting it in a frame on my desk as a trophy.
@gavinwax Gavin Mario Wax on x
Waiting for the Tech Bros to fight for a new law that makes the H1B postings private. They will call it an “algorithm adjustment” to the legislation or something stupid.
@ronfilipkowski Ron Filipkowski on x
Petty Elon gets his revenge on MAGA critics. [image]
@lynaldencontact Lyn Alden on x
Or there could be an algorithm marketplace where users create and/or pick their own algorithms. Nostr has that. Would be cool to have it here too.
@scottadamssays Scott Adams on x
This one is more complicated. It's coming from inside the house.
@basedtorba Andrew Torba on x
You know you're winning the argument when you have to alter the algo, lock accounts, and remove verification badges of the people you're debating lmao
@johnmccloy @johnmccloy on x
Here is @LauraLoomer on Bannon this afternoon saying she is concerned that Democrats may use the perception to create a narrative that big tech is buying influence & enriching themselves. “ I just want to be able to have an open dialogue” [video]
@basedtorba Andrew Torba on x
Gab traffic is exploding right now. Thank you Elon, very cool. [image]
@ronfilipkowski Ron Filipkowski on x
Wow, last night the Free Speech Absolutist removed the blue checks, changed the algo to crush their engagement, and removed the ability to get subscriptions, from dozens of big MAGA accounts who criticized him including Loomer. [image]
@realmichaelseif Michael Seifert on x
I deleted my tweet about X removing our blue check on the @officialpsq page after I was just told by insiders at X that this is a systems issue and not at all malicious. Hoping it gets resolved quickly.
@paulbernaluk Prof Paul Bernal on x
In case anyone hasn't realised it until now, Elon Musk has never really been interested in free speech. The test of your commitment to free speech isn't whether you defend your friends' speech, but whether you support that of your enemies.
@elonmusk Elon Musk on x
@ScottAdamsSays The “contemptible fools” I'm referring to are those in the Republican Party who are hateful, unrepentant racists. They will absolutely be the downfall of the Republican Party if they are not removed.
@harrylotuseater Harry Robinson on x
‘Free speech is when people agree with me, all else will be silenced.’ That didn't take long.
@punk9059 @punk9059 on x
Seeing Elon get rid of the blue check/payments/subs for people who openly disagree and attack him feels like the opposite of the free speech platform he says he's for. The real test of free speech is how well you deal with people who disagree w you.
@canteverdie @canteverdie on x
“adrian dittmann” is elon musks alt account, throughout this he says things like “you are being racist!” and “you're just admitting this?” to these nazis i can't believe he's actually stunned he's cultivated a website and culture and audience of insane reactionary racists lol
@stillgray Ian Miles Cheong on x
They were all affiliates of ConservativeOG. The account is apparently having issues with its gold checkmark so everyone affiliated to it lost their affiliate status and thus the blue checkmark was temporarily removed (will be reinstated). This happens when you're removed as an
@bannons_warroom @bannons_warroom on x
“After Doing Everything In Their Power To Keep President Trump From Getting Elected The Big Tech Executives Want A Seat At The Table.” @LauraLoomer Warns Of Sinister Agenda From Tech Billionaires [video]
@freemattkim Matt Kim on x
EVERYONE!!! don't panic. The removal of verification badges and monetization of dissenting voices to Elon was just a glitch. He's got his top 0.1% Indian engineers working on it!
@stevelovesammo Steve on x
Tell me again how this wasn't a psyop. They're terrified and are trying to fracture this Trump Presidency. Don't let them. [image]
@mattyglesias Matthew Yglesias on x
If a major Dem donor called the American people “retarded,” it would receive extensive coverage in progressive media about how bad and corrupt Democrats are which would fuel mainstream media coverage and it would be a huge deal. Musk does it and conservative media doesn't care. […
@elonmusk Elon Musk on x
This is the right position for those who want America to win. For those who want America to lose for their own personal gain, I have no respect. Zero.
@lauraloomer Laura Loomer on x
.@VivekGRamaswamy The technocratic state is more dangerous than the administrative state. Your silence on the censorship of those who wanted to put a limit on the power of big tech is deafening. DOGE can't be allowed to be utilized as a vanity project to enrich Silicon Valley.
@scottadamssays Scott Adams on x
Beware the paid and pro trolls. They are out in force today.
@basedtorba Andrew Torba on x
He's declaring war on us btw. Should go over well for him as it has for everyone else who has tried. [image]
@matthewstoller Matt Stoller on x
It's almost like a social credit score
@growing_daniel Daniel on x
The weird thing about the h1b debate is nobody in tech seems bothered by it. It's all outsiders supposedly trying to protect the value of labor that doesn't want to be protected
@buccocapital @buccocapital on x
A mentor once told me: “The famous saying is that 'If you're not a liberal when you're young you have no heart. And if you're not a conservative when you're older you have no brain.' But really everyone's a conservative till someone they know gets fucked over” [image]
@lauraloomer Laura Loomer on x
BREAKING: @elonmusk has now also taken away my character limit so I can't post longer posts. I paid for premium too. He locked my ability to have premium after taking away my blue check tonight. So much for free speech. [image]
@rl9631 Renata on x
This is putting President Trump in a terrible spot. @realDonaldTrump What is going on? 👇
@lauraloomer Laura Loomer on x
Sad to see. @elonmusk is now referring to MAGA as “contemptible fools”. DEPLORABLES LISTLESS VESSELS GARBAGE AND NOW.... CONTEMPTIBLE FOOLS The Trump base is being replaced by Big Tech executives. So sad to see this. @realDonaldTrump I feel so sad for MAGA.
@lauraloomer Laura Loomer on x
Elon Musk @elonmusk wanting to quell conversation on a platform he owns that thrives off of people having nonstop conversations tells you everything you need to know. 🎯 I rest my case. Signed, Trump loving, America First attention seeking troll ❤️🇺🇸
@elonmusk Elon Musk on x
Another way of putting it is that the algorithm is trying to maximize probable long-term user-seconds
@stclairashley Ashley St. Clair on x
You can disagree with Laura Loomer. I do often. You can even (not that I would) justify demonetizing her because “advertisers don't want their content next to her” But to remove her 2500+ subscribers is insane and personal. These are people that were choosing to individually
@plzbepatient @plzbepatient on x
@elonmusk Calling Americans retarded and untrainable and requiring importing entry level engineers from foreign countries is wanting America to lose for their own personal gain.
@lauraloomer Laura Loomer on x
I have now also been banned from being able to purchase premium. We are always told to buy premium. But if you criticize immigration you get your premium check taken away and you also get banned from being able to buy Premium. Pure censorship. MAGA has been silenced. [image]
@realalexjones Alex Jones on x
It is a classic American policy to brain drain the best from across the planet and bring them here. Musk has ALWAYS advocated for this policy. Everyone bitching that @elonmusk has flip flopped are either ignorant or lying. Elon to a great extent is the poster child for this
@notpbd @notpbd on x
A lot of “Right wing” people are going after Elon Musk, Vivek, and Kash Patel now. Don't do that. You look dumb.
@marionawfal Mario Nawfal on x
X FOCUSING ON USER SATISFACTION—BLOCKED ACCOUNTS LOSE REACH Elon just revealed X's content strategy—if verified users block you more than they follow you, say goodbye to your reach. The platform's AI now aims to maximize “unregretted user-seconds.” Translation? Being
@plzbepatient @plzbepatient on x
@elonmusk @AutismCapital Ah yes calling us all retarded. Great job Elon. Trump isn't even inaugurated and the base hates you.
@basedtorba Andrew Torba on x
Look I get the game and mean no disrespect, but I have never expected the “big influencers” to move to Gab and think they should stay and fight on X for as long as they can. You are of course always welcome and have a refuge when needed! Gab is community funded by our users. I
@cernovich @cernovich on x
Multiple accounts that never posted about H-1B are having blue checks removed. Looks like something else, not some retaliation or what others suggested.
@elonmusk Elon Musk on x
@ScottAdamsSays Coordinated reply spammers/scammers are out in force. They are getting nuked as we speak.
@aja_cortes @aja_cortes on x
Elon being an immigrant himself is never going to react well to “FUCK IMMIGRANTS” His lifes ambition was to come to the USA and build, which he has more than any Man alive. he made the ultimate Skin in the game bet with the election and now he seeing people he fought for
@sm Sara Mauskopf on x
Ok I resisted weighing in to the H-1B visa debate but I can't help myself because the current framing IS SO DUMB and I NEED TO CORRECT THINGS. People are debating whether we should allow highly skilled workers into the U.S. or prioritize hiring American workers only. But this
@scottadamssays Scott Adams on x
The foreign workers debate on X has been great. We fight. We learn something. We correct course. Trump watches and absorbs. And we did it by entertaining ourselves and getting smarter at the same time. America's Golden Age
@elonmusk Elon Musk on x
At risk of starting the obvious, there are many attention-seeking trolls on all social media platforms trying to yank your chain. They win if you respond.
@willchamberlain Will Chamberlain on x
Imagine speaking this way about the guy who spent 44 billion on a platform, restored your account, and allowed you to gain a million followers Oh, and the same guy who put the biggest fortune in the world on the line to elect the guy you support Whatever you think about [image]
@lauraloomer Laura Loomer on x
How are we having an open debate when people who called out H1B (including me) just had their verifications taken away by X? This is censorship @VivekGRamaswamy Not open debate. @elonmusk has taken away my verified account and canceled all of my subscriptions. “Open debate” [imag…
@t_blom Tom Blomfield on x
So has Elon basically just rugged MAGA?
@dril Wint on x
what if everyones profile just had two buttons you could click on if you want to either see their posts or not see their posts
@cb_doge @cb_doge on x
They freely criticize Elon Musk on his own platform, yet claim there's no free speech here. The irony is unreal.
@endwokeness @endwokeness on x
We can debate and have dialogue but it would be foolish to alienate Elon in the process. Look how that turned out for the left.
@elijahschaffer @elijahschaffer on x
They are being so disingenuous w/ their framing of the H1B argument The American people were not against some H1B immigration from Western nations What we are against is mass H1B abuse flooding our nation w/ non westerners for entry level positions that drive down wages
@lauraloomer Laura Loomer on x
After putting me on a 12 hr suspension, removing my blue check mark & banning my subscriptions, @x is now classifying replies from my followers as “spam”. Big tech thinks you're spam if you agree with me on H1B visas & Silicon Valley influence peddling. Why, ⁦@elonmusk⁩? [image]
@noahpinion Noah Smith on x
I give Elon mad props for not cucking to the anti-Indian racists 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@esjesjesj @esjesjesj on x
He's completely unhinged and personally suspending people who post fake tweets from him, something that happens thousands of times a day [image]
@lauraloomer Laura Loomer on x
To those of you getting messages saying that I deactivated my X subscriptions, that's a lie. I didn't. @elonmusk took away my premium account tonight, limited my character limit, & canceled my subscriptions because I spoke out about mass migration. It's retaliatory censorship. [i…
@mattbruenig Matt Bruenig on x
@mattyglesias I do always get a kick out of the conservative pitch to the working class: the libs think you are reactionary bigots while we merely think you are culturally degenerate and stupid
@buccocapital @buccocapital on x
His point was that conservatives lack imagination. The older I get the more I find that to be true. Misfortune and hatred make us all kinder, and force us to question our assumptions, when they hit close to home
@danprimack Dan Primack on x
It wasn't hard to predict that there would be a “tech MAGA/traditional MAGA” fissure on immigration. @imkialikethecar from July: https://www.axios.com/...
@stclairashley Ashley St. Clair on x
It was MAGA who bought 𝕏 premium en masse to keep this platform alive.
@lauraloomer Laura Loomer on x
Elon is creating a new algorithm to deal with the feisty jewess during Hanukkah. Who defines what “far more credible is”? China?
@lauraloomer Laura Loomer on x
We aren't alienating @elonmusk. We want to have a conversation with him but he limits the convo by deleting our check marks and by calling trolls and subtards. I'd be happy to have a conversation, but he limited my account. That's a bad faith effort at conversation & debate.
@redsteeze Stephen L. Miller on x
Rewarding massive block lists seems like a mistake but like I said he mostly makes this all up as he goes.
@elonmusk Elon Musk on x
@Liv_Boeree It's pointless to engage with subtards
@sweetser_kyle Kyle Sweetser on x
Will Musk end up being the destroyer of MAGA?
@basedtorba Andrew Torba on x
Any notion of free speech on this platform is dead as of today. Although it never really existed to begin with. You know where you have “freedom of speech, but not freedom of reach?” Prison.
@lauraloomer Laura Loomer on x
.@Cernovich is running cover for @elonmusk who just admitted he retaliated against conservative accounts tonight that criticized H1B visas. He said “Yes” when @MarioNawfal said “play stupid games, win stupid prizes” right after several accounts, including mine were targeted. [ima…
@elonmusk Elon Musk on x
@HansCNelson My tolerance for subtards is limited
@pastordscott @pastordscott on x
Actually, @elonmusk didn't “take away” anybody's “free speech”. He just said “I'll be damned if somebody is gonna make money off of MY platform dogging me out”. He didn't “put anyone off” of X, he just stopped PAYING them.
@alexberenson Alex Berenson on x
So @LauraLoomer is a nutty fabulist. And @elonmusk doesn't have to pay her. Not sharing revenue is not censoring her. But suspending her on a pretext, even temporarily, IS. She didn't dox - the record is public. I hope Elon realizes Laura and her ilk are the price of free speech
@devahaz Deva Hazarika on x
Kinda crazy these tweets are less than two months apart. We'll see similar changes in tone from some people when “good” immigrants they know get deported. [image]
@adamkinzinger Adam Kinzinger on x
So @elonmusk stripped the blue check because someone hurt his feelings? Dude lay off the ketamine, talk to a therapist, help the poor, retire, talk to your kids, and grow up. He going to keep strangling this place. If you love him great, but don't pretend he's for free speech
@p_kallioniemi Pekka Kallioniemi on x
Elon Musk appears to have removed the gold badge from @ConservativeOG following a disagreement about H-1B visas. As a result, their affiliated influencers have also lost verification and subscribers. Is this the ‘free speech’ Elon promised us? [image]
@libsoftiktok @libsoftiktok on x
Why are so many accounts suddenly losing their blue checks and subscribers??
@lauraloomer Laura Loomer on x
I have been more loyal to President Trump and his agenda than ANYONE. And I have only been punished for it. Pay attention MAGA. This is how you will all be treated now that Big Tech has infiltrated MAGA. “President Musk” is starting to look real. He doesn't want me to
@gavinwax Gavin Mario Wax on x
My verification badge is now under review. Weird! Didn't change anything.
@conservativeog @conservativeog on x
All of our influencers have now lost verification status, as well as our own page. Our brand did nothing. We spoke out against HB1 visas and it appears that @elonmusk intentionally shut us down? Is this the new status quo from America's “most free” social media platform? [image]
@repmtg Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on x
Good gracious, I came out of Christmas bliss to see arguments about American labor vs H1-B imported labor and MAGA split over this issue. Good, that means everyone is engaged in saving this country. Here is some tough reality for some of you: There are some big MAGA voices
@antoniogm Antonio García Martínez on x
As a meta-comment, it's fascinating to see this debate play out live, in the gladiatorial arena, with near-zero meddling from the content moderation people or the mainstream media. The national agora at internet scale is here. Everything else is a sideshow.
@owenshroyer1776 Owen Shroyer on x
I just lost my verification...was told my account is “under review”. Anyone know what's going on?
@elonmusk Elon Musk on x
That said, any accounts found to be engaged in coordinated attacks to spam target accounts with mute/blocks will themselves be categorized - correctly - as spam. Live by the spam, die by the spam.
@theprestonparra Preston Parra on x
Woah, @elonmusk just stripped our entire organization of badges and verified org status. I guess this is what you get when you hand the keys over to an autistic, power-hungry, self-aggrandizing traitor to his country. Very pathetic, X sucks! [image]
@raheemkassam Raheem on x
This is unreal. “Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.”
@marionawfal Mario Nawfal on x
Translation: Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
@gavinwax Gavin Mario Wax on x
Insane that blue checks are being removed from accounts that have been vocal in their criticism of the H1B racket. Horrible look. I've supported Elon and X. Anyone who was at the @NYYRC gala can attest that I dedicated a large portion of my speech to praising Elon. Sad!
@owenshroyer1776 Owen Shroyer on x
Update on the current situation with censorship on X. Yes, I said it. Censorship on X... [video]
@dreamleaf5 @dreamleaf5 on x
Elon is revoking blue checks from several prominent right wing accounts because they criticized his support for Indian tech worker immigrants. 👀 🍿🍿🍿 [image]
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