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   Big Tech, Censorship, and Socialism

                Twitter Censors All Content From The Epoch Times

   The social media company 'must explain itself for this outrageous act of
   censorship,' Senator Marco Rubio says

   Eva Fu is a New York-based writer for The Epoch Times focusing on
   U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva
   at eva.fu at epochtimes.com
   July 29, 2022 Updated: July 29, 2022

https://www.theepochtimes.com/twitter-censors-all-content-from-the-epoch-times_4631372.html
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   Twitter on July 28 imposed a blockade on all content from The Epoch Times
   without explanation, raising further concerns about freedom of speech on
   the platform and drawing ire from three U.S. senators.

   The platform enforced a warning on all links from The Epoch Times. A click
   on a link directs users to a page titled “Warning: this link may be
   unsafe,” which prompts users to return to the previous page.

   “The link you are trying to access has been identified by Twitter or our
   partners as being potentially spammy or unsafe,” the warning stated,
   citing Twitter’s URL policy.

     We are aware that Twitter has marked all links to
     https://www.theepochtimes.com/ as "unsafe." We believe this is a
mistake and we
     have submitted a review to @TwitterSupport. pic.twitter.com/UyFqoiaUkq

     -- The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) July 29, 2022

   The notice said that the link could fall into any of four categories:
   “malicious links that could steal personal information or harm
   electronic devices”; “spammy links that mislead people or disrupt
   their experience”; “violent or misleading content that could lead to
   real-world harm”; or content that “if posted directly on Twitter, are
   a violation of the Twitter Rules.”

   Twitter's warning page allows users to proceed to the Epoch Times link if
   they click on the word “continue” at the very bottom of the page.

   The platform has not responded to multiple requests from The Epoch Times
   for clarification.

   Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), vice chairman of the Select Committee on
   Intelligence, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), who serves on the Permanent
   Subcommittee on Investigations, and Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who serves
   on the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs,  decried
   the move as an act of censorship.

   “Twitter is blocking all links to @EpochTimes, including a story about
   a human trafficking survivor, and labeling them as ‘spammy’ and
   ‘unsafe.’ Twitter must explain itself for this outrageous act of
   censorship,” Rubio wrote in a July 29 tweet.

   Johnson described Twitter’s action as “alarming.”

   “Twitter is censoring @EpochTimes under the guise of `unsafe' speech.
   Remember what happened the last time corporate media and big tech tried to
   censor my investigation on Hunter Biden corruption?” he wrote. “The
   truth always prevails.”

   Scott asked Twitter in a July 29 tweet "where’s the respect for free
   speech and freedom of press, Twitter."

   "We all remember your biased censorship of [The New York Post] and how
   that ended for you," Scott said.

Human Trafficking Interview Censored

   Among the first to be affected by Twitter’s blockade was Eliza Bleu, a
   human trafficking survivor. In an interview that premiered at 7:30 p.m. ET
   on Thursday, Bleu shared about how abusers groomed her by preying on her
   vulnerabilities.

   Bleu tried to repost the link after watching the interview, and to her
   surprise and dismay, found that she “couldn't even click on the link.”

   “I'm pretty disheartened that the interview link was labeled as unsafe,
   because it's not unsafe,” she told The Epoch Times.

   “By watching the interview, anyone can tell it's pretty educational,”
   she said. “I wasn't talking about anything that wasn't factual. I was
   just really just trying to educate, raise awareness, and bring attention
   to the issue.”

   She added that the link seemed to be accessible when the interview first
   aired but became blocked sometime afterward.

Twitter Targets American Media, Not Chinese State Media

   The Epoch Times was founded in 2000 by Chinese Americans who fled
   communist China and sought to create an independent media outlet to bring
   uncensored and truthful information to the world.

   At least 10 staff members for The Epoch Times were arrested that year in
   China, with one editor-in-chief spending a decade in prison.

   While operating outside of China, the media outlet has remained a
   consistent target of attacks from the Chinese regime over the past two
   decades.

   The printing press of the Hong Kong edition of The Epoch Times has
   suffered a series of violent break-ins, including arson, over the years,
   viewed as attempts by Beijing to intimidate the publication. In an
   official statement last year, President Joe Biden's State Department
   condemnded an attack on an Epoch Times reporter in Hong Kong.

   Major Chinese state media, by contrast, remain accessible on the platform
   as of press time.

   Jeffrey Tucker, founder of the Brownstone Institute think tank and a
   contributor for The Epoch Times, also expressed his shock.

   "The @EpochTimes, the entire media complex, has been declared by Twitter
   to be unsafe. This stuns me, even though I thought I was beyond shock at
   this point," he wrote.

   Ivan Pentchoukov contributed to this report.