By Judi McLeod ——Bio and Archives--July 31, 2022
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"Twitter on July 28 imposed a blockade on all content from The Epoch Times without explanation, raising further concerns about freedom of speech on the platform and drawing ire from three U.S. senators. (Epoch Times) “The platform enforced a warning on all links from The Epoch Times. A click on a link directs users to a page titled “Warning: this link may be unsafe,” which prompts users to return to the previous page. “The link you are trying to access has been identified by Twitter or our partners as being potentially spammy or unsafe,” the warning stated, citing Twitter’s URL policy. “The notice said that the link could fall into any of four categories: “malicious links that could steal personal information or harm electronic devices”; “spammy links that mislead people or disrupt their experience”; “violent or misleading content that could lead to real-world harm”; or content that “if posted directly on Twitter, are a violation of the Twitter Rules.” “Twitter’s warning page allows users to proceed to the Epoch Times link if they click on the word “continue” at the very bottom of the page. “The platform has not responded to multiple requests from The Epoch Times for clarification.”
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“The Epoch Times is an award-winning company that consists of a fast-growing English-language newspaper and news website, and the world’s largest Chinese-language newspaper and news website. Published in 36 countries and 22 languages globally. (Epoch Times) “The Epoch Times was founded in 2000 by Chinese Americans who fled communist China and sought to create an independent media outlet to bring uncensored and truthful information to the world. “At least 10 staff members for The Epoch Times were arrested that year in China, with one editor-in-chief spending a decade in prison.
“While operating outside of China, the media outlet has remained a consistent target of attacks from the Chinese regime over the past two decades. “The printing press of the Hong Kong edition of The Epoch Times has suffered a series of violent break-ins, including arson, over the years, viewed as attempts by Beijing to intimidate the publication.”‘Twitter Targets American Media, Not Chinese State Media. (NTD, July 29, 2022)
“Major Chinese state media, by contrast, remain accessible on the platform as of press time.”By contrast, cowardly Twitter, has no skin, but only big money in the game. Because of all this, it is Twitter, NOT The Epoch Times that should be labelled as seriously “SPAMMY”! Related: Twitter Stops Censoring Epoch Times Content After Outcry
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