Twitter, which Elon Musk bought in September 2022 and is currently the CEO of, continues to come to the fore with its scandalous decisions. The world’s most popular text-based social network has begun censoring Tweets, this time with phrases describing the LGBTQ+ community.
Some Twitter users have noticed that the Tweet preview is not shown when they private message Tweets that include community-defining phrases such as “trans, gay, lesbian, queer and bisexual”. Normally all Tweet links you send from private message on Twitter are shown in a preview window.
So, are the censorship allegations true? We tried:
Yes, Twitter’s censorship claims on Tweets were also correct in our tests. When we send the above Tweet via private message, it only appears as a link. But another Tweet appears as a direct preview.
In addition, it was shared that Tweets containing phrases such as “gun (gun) and BLM (Black Lives Matter)” appear only as links.
Of course, this censorship, which was noticed on Twitter and put into practice silently, once again increased the criticism towards Elon Musk’s goal of establishing a “freedom of speech platform”.
What do you think about this censorship that Twitter applies in private messages?
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