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On Sunday, Twitter made the announcement that it would block accounts that provide usernames or links to particular âprohibitedâ third-party social media sites.
In a tweet thread that was published as a large portion of the world was watching the World Cup final, Elon Muskâs business stated, âWe will no longer allow free promotion of some social media platforms on Twitter.â The following platforms will have their connections or usernames removed: Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon, Truth Social, Tribel, Nostr, and Post. âSpecifically, we will remove accounts created exclusively for the purpose of advertising other social platforms.â
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Specifically, we will remove accounts created solely for the purpose of promoting other social platforms and content that contains links or usernames for the following platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon, Truth Social, Tribel, Nostr and Post.
â Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) December 18, 2022
Cross-promotion of content on different social media platforms will still be permitted, Twitter said in a blog post, but âAccounts that are used for the sole purpose of promoting content on another social platform may be prohibited.â However, it gave instances of prohibited information, such as âfollow me @username on Instagram,â âusername@mastodon.social,â and âcheck out my profile on Facebook â facebook.com/username.â It did not define how it will determine what an accountâs primary function is.
Many Twitter users immediately criticized the new regulation in a frenzy.
The action follows the suspension and subsequent reinstatement of several well-known tech journalists last week for covering Twitterâs decision to block an account that monitored Elon Muskâs private jet.
Although Musk, who completed his $44 billion acquisition of the firm in October, has referred to himself as a âabsolutistâ for free speech, many of his actions as the owner and CEO of Twitter have been designed to suppress his detractors.
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