X’s New Feature Reveals Why Trust & Safety Work Was Never About The ‘Censorship Industrial Complex’

X’s New Feature Reveals Why Trust & Safety Work Was Never About The ‘Censorship Industrial Complex’

For the last few years, Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger, and their allies have spent considerable energy attacking both academic researchers studying disinformation and the trust & safety teams at social media platforms working to identify and remove coordinated inauthentic behavior—particularly foreign influence operations. They've insisted that any attempt to study and limit such operations is…

Ofcom seeks to expand its censorship role

In June, Ofcom outlined its proposals to expand its censorship role in a consultation document. The consultation came and went with little media coverage. The document proposes the use of "proactive technologies" to restrict access to certain online content, including live streaming, and to censor information that does not align with the government's agenda. Ofcom's

30 Left-Wing MPs Call on Ofcom to Censor X Under the Online Safety Act. Of Course They Do

Thirty Left-wing MPs have written to Ofcom to press it to censor X under the Online Safety Act. The evidence of 'hate' on the platform is threadbare, but it's obvious why they want to clip its wings, says Laurie Wastell.

A world of ratfuckers

Elon Musk and his fellow travelers and lickspittles are convinced that nobody actually has political beliefs to their left, so their appearance in the discourse must be some kind of (((Soros)))-funded conspiracy. This delusion had inadvertently hilarious results when Laura Loomer convinced him to let everyone see where poasters come from: For the last few years, Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger, and their allies have spent considerable energy…