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The accounts of several journalists, including reporters from CNN, the Washington Post, and the New York Times, were suspended without explanation.
Bloomberg | Getty Images The accounts had one thing in common, they were mostly journalists who covered tech and often reported on Musk. A list of suspended accounts was made public by Digital Content Next. The following are included.
The suspensions appeared to be explained by Musk.
Criticizing me all day long is totally fine, but doxxing my real-time location and endangering my family is not
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 16, 2022
The account of the college student who tracked Musk's private jet was suspended by the journalists who reported on it. The CEO of the company later took to social media.
I love Barbara Streisand lol
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 16, 2022
Barbra Streisand tried to suppress photographs of her home by suing the photographer. Many people were interested in the photos of the lawsuit. They were seen by more people than they would have been if the suit had not been filed. Streisand Effect occurs when suppression of information leads to publicizing the information more widely.
The Streisand Effect shows how hard it is to control the spread of information once it is released and how important the internet is in this regard.
It appears that many of these journalists had recently tweeted the ElonJet mastodon link as part of their reporting on Musk, and were banned as a result. @micahflee was banned after posting this tweet: pic.twitter.com/ZIWm2aRFQY
— Mel Buer (@mel_buer) December 16, 2022
The official account of Mastodon was suspended by Twitter after it said that the account was still there.
The accounts of Facebook, Tribel Social, and Automattic were still active as of late Thursday.
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