Judd Legum

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

Dear @elonmusk @libsoftiktok, one of my favorite accounts, is aware they are in direct violation of your wise rules but continues to ignore them Please take action before this reckless behavior causes more damage And please say hi to Jared for me Your humble servant, judd https://t.co/1Obxw3BU6B — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

Dear @elonmusk I wanted to draw your attention to this tweet, which mentions that you have an account on a competing platform that is too dangerous to name. Please suspend your account until this dangerous situation is resolved. Thank you sir. -- Judd https://t.co/vB7wMkfgFC — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

Dear @elonmusk I would like to report @Telsa for this clear violation of Twitter rules. These rules are very important and made by you, our benevolent leader. I trust you will be suspending this account shortly. All the best. -- Judd https://t.co/DqQz9ulw7p — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

Musk made a good point here. What does it say about his decision to ban links to competing platforms like Mastodon and Post? — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

More on how Kushner secured his blood money here: https://t.co/nFpEdhlPms — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

Musk is reportedly desperately search for more investors as Twitter bleeds cash. Did he go to Qatar to pitch Kushner, who has billions from the Saudis? — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

RT @washingtonpost: A guide to getting started with Twitter alternative Mastodon https://t.co/EhZ3803LHb — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

Good explainer on Mastodon. — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

The good news is you can continue to post links to platforms favored by white nationalists, like Gab I do not have an account on Gab. — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

By ruling arbitrarily with an eye toward punishing his perceived enemies, Musk is driving millions of people to alternative platforms like Mastodon and Post. The new rule is designed to stem the tide of that exodus and lock people into this platform. — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

I am not Musk's lackey. I will not change the way I tweet every day in order to comply with rules he makes up in the morning. Make whatever rules you want. Ban me if you want. I will not comply. — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

Further, before this rule was in place, I have tweeted links to those accounts, am I now required to go through my timeline of 70K+ tweets and see if anything I've ever tweeted violates the rule that Musk made up this morning? — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

This particular rule is even more poorly thought out than the other rules that Musk is making on the fly. It says you can't link to many alternative social networks. I do have accounts on Mastodon and Post, am I allowed to mention that? Or will that get me suspended? — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

Please sign up for my newsletter (it's free) before I am suspended from Twitter or Musk decides you can't link to newsletters https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

Hi @elonmusk You have banned linking to your social media competitors, including via link aggregators I'd like to report that @libsoftiktok is in direct violation of this policy Or is this rule only going to be applied against your ideological enemies? Thanks, Judd https://t.co/koxjZBWd8J — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

Please sign up to my newsletter before Twitter bans links to @SubstackInc https://t.co/TfpCIsWktO — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

Musk bans linking to Twitter’s competitors. If you link to them, that content will be removed. He loves free speech. — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

@ExRP2022 I did exactly that https://t.co/kKr0kKeYa3 — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

@elonmusk @TaylorLorenz Lorenz's account is now viewable on Twitter, making it seem like the suspension has been lifted. But Lorenz tells me she continues to get this message when she opens the app. https://t.co/iegEp2PZ5m — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

We have an important follow up coming this week about book bans at another Florida school district. Hopefully, I'll be able to tell you about it here. But we can't count on that. https://t.co/TfpCItetHW — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

Unlike Musk, we are actually committed to free speech. Check out this piece last week from me and @rebeccabcrosby on book banning in Florida schools https://t.co/vYAm0xg6QH — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

Up to this point, Twitter has been the central way that we've built up the newsletter, which supports myself and two other talented journalists — @tesszeeks and @rebeccabcrosby — that work with me. We can't rely on that anymore. https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

But we need to make ourselves more resilient to Musk's bullying. That means making sure you can get access to critical information with or without Musk's cooperation. My newsletter is free. You can pay if you find it valuable and want to support it. https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

Musk is attempting to chill critical reporting from journalists by making it clear that he can rip away a critical way we communicate if we make him mad. I will not be cowed by this kind of bullying. https://t.co/TfpCItetHW — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

I've spent almost 15 years building up a network on this platform of people who care about accountability journalism. A lot of my reporting scrutinizes billionaires like Musk and the politicians, like Ron DeSantis, that he favors https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

Musk's autocratic and arbitrary rule over this site is a particular threat to independent journalists. About half of the current subscribers to my newsletter, which is how I support myself, found out about it through Twitter https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

This may or may not be my last day on Twitter I'm going to continue to tweet out factual information until I get banned To keep up with my reporting regardless, please subscribe to Popular Information https://t.co/TfpCItetHW — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

@elonmusk @TaylorLorenz It's almost as if you can't believe anything Musk says. — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

BREAKING: While @elonmusk claims that @taylorlorenz's account will be reinstated "shortly," Lorenz tells me that she just received an email saying she is permanently banned and the decision is not appealable https://t.co/fcYX0U4uii — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

Musk's game plan for Twitter: 1. Make up the rules as he goes along with no notice or public discussion 2. Retroactively and selectively enforce the rules against journalists he personally doesn't like 3. Maintain that he is a champion of free speech — PolitiTweet.org