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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
John Bowden

Free speech ‘absolutist’ Elon Musk personally ordered the Twitter suspension of left-wing activist, report claims

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Elon Musk oversaw a campaign of suppression that targeted his critics upon his assumption of power at Twitter, and directly participated in at least one case according to Bloomberg.

The new Twitter CEO personally directed the suspension of a left-leaning activist, Chad Loder, who became known across the platform for his work helping to identify participants in the January 6 attack, according to an internal Twitter message obtained by the news outlet.

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