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by Jonas E. Alexis
June 06,
2021
from
VeteransToday Website
The message here
is pretty clear:
powerful tech
companies aren't as indestructible
as they think
they are.
They can
bleed...
The power structure and
the oligarchs at Twitter seem to have thought that they were the new
gods on earth, and that every breathing creature ought to bow before
them without question.
Obviously Nigerian president,
Muhammadu Buhari, didn't think
that these people cannot bleed.
The oligarchs at Twitter,
have recently banned
Buhari from Twitter for a comment he made.
Buhari responded by
banning Twitter in Nigeria.
How did the oligarchs
respond...?
Well, Buhari is
fighting against democracy and freedom online!
The oligarchs are now
calling for an "essential human right."
1
Twitter put out a
message saying:
"We are deeply
concerned by the blocking of Twitter in Nigeria. Access to the
free and #OpenInternet is an essential human right in modern
society.
We will work to
restore access for all those in Nigeria who rely on Twitter to
communicate and connect with the world. #KeepitOn."
The Associated
Press has reported:
"The
U.S., Canada, the European Union, the U.K. and the
Republic of Ireland issued a
joint statement Saturday condemning Nigeria's
government for banning
Twitter."
What are all those
countries saying...?
Listen to this:
"We strongly
support the fundamental human right of free expression and
access to information as a pillar of democracy in Nigeria as
around the world and these rights apply online as well as
offline.
"Banning
systems of expression is not the answer.
These measures
inhibit access to information and commerce at precisely the
moment when Nigeria needs to foster inclusive dialogue and
expression of opinions, as well as share vital information in
this time of the
COVID-19 'pandemic'."
But,
the same
oligarchs don't mention the fact that this "essential human
right" doesn't apply to Buhari.
The same
"essential human right" also doesn't apply to people like
feminist writer Naomi Wolf, who also was banned from
Twitter for simply voicing her opinion on the vaccine
phenomenon.
What was Wolf's
opinion?
Vaccine passport,
said Wolf,
"re-create a
situation that is very familiar to me as a student of history.
This has been the start of many, many genocides." 2
Twitter could have
put out a warning saying something like,
"While we
vehemently disagree with Wolf's assessment, we believe that it
is her right to express her views. This is right in line with
freedom of speech and freedom of the press."
Instead, they
banned her immediately...
The Guardian
reported that Wolf's suspension,
"was widely
applauded on the social media platform." 3
Now Twitter is
asking for "freedom" in Nigeria? Come on...!
The message here is
pretty clear:
powerful tech
companies aren't as indestructible as they think they are. They
can bleed. It only takes one powerful person to make them
bleed...
References
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"'You
couldn't make it up if you tried' - Twitter censors at home,
but calls access to platform a 'human right' in Nigeria,"
Russia Today, June 5,
2021.
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David
Connett, "Naomi
Wolf banned from Twitter for spreading vaccine myths,"
Guardian, June 5, 2021.
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Ibid; see
also "Beauty
Myth author Naomi Wolf suspended from Twitter after sharing
vaccine disinformation,"
Independent, May 5,
2021.
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