The suspensions affected several journalists and commentators, including Texas Observer journalist Steven Monacelli, Ken Klippensten of The Intercept, podcaster Rob Rousseau, and Alan MacLeod of MintPress News. The landing page for their accounts says it’s been suspended, but does not give any explanation as to why. A message on the profiles simply states “X suspends accounts which violate the X rules.”

The ban didn’t just hit journalists either. Several prominent-left leaning accounts were also purged from the website, including the account for the TrueAnon podcast and @zei_squirrel, a cartoon squirrel that tweets media criticism of figures like Glenn Greenwald.

This isn't the first time the site has banned reporters. In April, it permanently suspended Wired reporter Dell Cameron after he spoke with a hacker who accessed conservative pundit Matt Walsh’s emails. In December of 2022, it suspended the accounts of ten journalists who’d been critical of site owner Elon Musk.

https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-x-twitter-journalists-banning-spree-1851151593

https://twitter.com/liz_franczak/status/1744712132015370527

Edit: they're back now

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[–] GVAGUY3@hexbear.net 27 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I can't believe I have to actually feel concerned about Hinkle. I miss when he was just a rando. Now he is a white supremacist grifting off Palestine and putting Jews in danger

[–] ElChapoDeChapo@hexbear.net 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

On the one hand I agreed but in the other we were saying the same thing about Tucker a few years ago and look at how pathetic he is now

Hopefully he fizzles out too

[–] invo_rt@hexbear.net 5 points 10 months ago

Tucker

Seems like he's going the Glenn Beck route; leave Fox, start your own network, and exist only popping into mainstream relevance every now and then.