Kim Dotcom has warned Twitter than unless they stop censoring users, he will create an alternative to the social network free from censorship.
Dotcom told reporters that he believes Twitter is targeting Conservatives and independent journalists, e…
Kim Dotcom has warned Twitter than unless they stop censoring users, he will create an alternative to the social network free from censorship.
Dotcom told reporters that he believes Twitter is targeting Conservatives and independent journalists, especially those who tweet about slain DNC staffer Seth Rich.
Rt.com reports: Tweeting early Saturday, the Megaupload founder urged Twitter’s Jack Dorsey to “stop messing with our free speech” and warning that if Dotcom creates an alternative platform, “Twitter could be toast within a year”.
Dotcom had earlier tweeted at Dorsey to ask why Twitter was preventing retweeting on certain tweets. He shared a screenshot of a notice from Twitter claiming a tweet he wished to retweet was “no longer available” despite it still being on the network.
Other Twitter users wrote that they too had experienced similar issues with retweeting, with some accusing Twitter of ‘shadowbanning’ certain users. This is when the person is not aware their account’s reach has been limited, but their followers don’t see their tweets or a warning appears over their tweets. Twitter has denied this practice is in place.
Last year, it publicized new anti-abuse measures which limit accounts deemed as abusive so their tweets are only seen by their followers. If a follower retweets their tweet, it doesn’t get shown to others.
Dotcom had earlier tweeted about Seth Rich, the DNC staffer who was murdered in July 2016. Rumors that his death was in some way connected to the hacking or leaking of DNC emails during the US presidential primaries have circulated since he died. Dotcom maintains he knows who passed the DNC’s emails on to WikiLeaks, and why.
Dotcom told RT many of his followers had shared similar experiences with retweeting, saying that it seems the platform “is actively targeting accounts that talk about the Seth Rich case.”
“There is a large number of Twitter users out there, especially Trump supporters, who claim that they sometimes cannot ev..
