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Investigation platform Bellingcat warns of ‘censorship’ on X after research on Russian attack on children's hospital in Kyiv is labeled spam (therecord.media)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, received criticism from researchers after it labeled a link by the investigative journalism group Bellingcat about Russia’s attack on a children’s hospital in Kyiv as “potentially spammy or unsafe.”

In their latest research, Bellingcat identified a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile that struck Ukraine's largest children's medical center, Okhmatdyt, during an attack on Kyiv over the weekend that killed 33 people, including 5 children.

Bellingcat’s investigation debunked claims from pro-Russian accounts that denied responsibility for the attack and “sought to shift the blame for the incident onto Ukraine,” researchers said.

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Despite its reputation, X marked the link to the group’s latest research as “unsafe,” saying that it could lead users to “violent or misleading content” or to a website that misleads people, disrupts their experience, or steals their personal information.

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[–] BroBot9000 96 points 5 months ago

No duh, look at the pathetic owner.

What is anyone that’s still on that bot filled shit platform expecting?

Close your account already. Mastodon is right there.

[–] Kyrgizion 63 points 5 months ago

Billionnaires trying to shape the narrative. Why else is every mainstream media outlet owned by them?

[–] muntedcrocodile 21 points 5 months ago (2 children)

The more i hear about twitter censoring shit the less i respect what elon has done. If he did what he said he would do great but unfortunatly i don't see any of this free speach he allegedly loves.

Btw what was the exact link that twitter thinks is so dangerous?

[–] Alphane_Moon 25 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

An argument can be made that the vast majority of "free speech" polemics from US oligarchs are a ruse.

They couldn't care less. They see it as a tool to manipulate plebs and promote their financial interests as well as leveraging such polemics as a cover for corruption.

With respect to Musk, it is likely a republican administration will cancel any legal proceedings against him and give him a formal "get out of jail free" card. Although some of Musk's posturing is likely tied to his degenerate tendencies.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

Maybe this helps: https://x.com/bellingcat/status/1810952736264855916

Or just go to Bellingscat's Twitter, there's more about it: https://twitter.com/bellingcat

[–] NutWrench 19 points 5 months ago

Who would have guessed that a social media platform owned by an apartheid-loving fascist would trend conservative?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago

This isn't the first time Twitter is trying to affect The Bellingcat's post's visibility.

[–] Thunderbird4 17 points 5 months ago

Not surprising. Musk has referred to the entirety of Bellingcat as “a psyop” before.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

i pitty the americans. gerontophile during elections and getting scammed all day long. that must suck a lot.