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Najwan Abdul Wahab's avatar

I loathe that twitter-bird site. Every day I post my article’s link on there. And every day I report and block an average 10 zionist chatbots to sustain my little voice alive..

Shukran for all that you do for 🇵🇸

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Diana van Eyk's avatar

So sorry you're being trolled on X. I'm not nuts about it either. And thanks for all you do too, Najwan.

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Najwan Abdul Wahab's avatar

It's so dumb Diana wallah, sexed-up girl profiles with no content, but I will not lose a single view or post impression!

So now it's just a regular part of my daily routine!

Log into twitter-shit, check followers, report and block, the zionists cowards.

Viva la 🇵🇸

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Mark Taylor's avatar

YouTube banned me about a year ago. I tried several times to appeal and never got a response. Then about a week ago I decided to appeal again and got a response in about two hours saying I shouldn't have been banned and all was good to go.

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Val D. Phillips's avatar

Badge of honor, Diana. I get most of my Gaza news from Instagram, direct from the journalists on the ground, but that’s Zuckerberg too. For Middle East reading, you probably already know all these, but I recommend AJ, Mondoweiss, Drop Site, The Intercept, JVP. For Russia/Ukraine, I’d ask Mike. The Guardian is completely compromised. I don’t know a single trustworthy print newspaper or televised news in the West. AJ isn’t perfect but it’s much better.

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Meredith Hobbs's avatar

Also Middle East Eye, Democracy Now, TRT World, The Cradle. Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor

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Diana van Eyk's avatar

Thanks, Val.

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Denise's avatar

The Electronic Intifada is another good news source.

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Leon Brown, Jr.'s avatar

Clearly you're doing the right thing, and writing the truth effectively. Consider it a compliment.

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jamenta's avatar

I left twitter-X (voluntarily) years ago after increasing censorship of myself and friends. And I am thankful for doing so. Now it's become a kind of "chase the mole" type of game on the Internet. Which platform have the Elite fascists failed to close down (control) yet? And then you simply move to some other new and upcoming platform to share your two cents. Will they manage to shut down the entire Internet and control all social media platforms? I guess we'll see. In the meanwhile, life is a balance of not spending too much of your energy on social media, and balancing it out with other meaningful activities in one's life. IMO, too much of social media really can be detrimental to living a healthy lifestyle. One of the perks of leaving Twitter.

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Diane Engelhardt's avatar

Screw 'em, I say!

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Diana van Eyk's avatar

Haha! Thanks, Diane. I don't think I want to get back on.

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Diane Engelhardt's avatar

The best thing one can do is to boycott these platforms, though I know that’s hard to do! They’re too powerful and pervasive, like toxins!

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Diana van Eyk's avatar

I think so too. It's hard to leave them when you have good contacts though, Diane. Just as well. Hopefully some of those contacts will move to better sites. I miss them already.

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Susan T's avatar

I have been criticized by people for not using FB and whatsapp. I never want to give a penny to Zukerberg although who knows what else he has his paws in so that I might still be giving him money.

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Diana van Eyk's avatar

I don't want to give a penny to any of them either, Susan.

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Ingmar Lee's avatar

Dear Diana, getting kicked off X, Facebook and ilk, is, like being branded as an “ antisemite” simply a rite of passage for every effective, compassionate, empathetic and conscientious Human Rights activist. It means that you have been identified as being an effective activist moving against the most appalling Genocidal catastrophe ever. On my X page, my banner statement is that everything I post there is dedicated to the emancipation of the People of Palestine. So far, alas, my efforts there have not been sufficient to get me kicked off, possibly because X’s shadowbanning algorithm bots have been effective in squelching much growth of my readership there. Several years ago, I quit Facebook on account that while I might get 3000 “likes” for a picture of my cat, FB censor-bots would throttle my readership to zero for any post that mentioned Palestine. Rest assured Diana, your work is precious and appreciated! Zindabad! Zindabad! Zindabad! Love and Peace, Ingmar

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Dx's avatar

Maybe name your cat 'Falastin' and post a picture with info about what's happening with his/her namesake? 🐈🇵🇸

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Diana van Eyk's avatar

I don't think my cat, who already has a name, would appreciate that. But if I get back on I can give it a try.

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Dx's avatar

Whoops, was trying to reply to Ingmar.

Also I totally get the issue with renaming cats but it could be their online 'nom de guerre' ?

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Diana van Eyk's avatar

Thanks, Ingmar, for the perspective and for doing what you do. We're all paddling in the same canoe, and will reach the shore someday, the shore of freeing Palestine.

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roger hawcroft's avatar

Congratulations, Diana,

Only those with significant, honest, compassionate and what is perceived as anti-empire posts by those who compose and control the empire that they deny exists, get removed from X and other such platforms.

I'm sure that you are probably aware that when Musk took over Twitter, many users moved to Mastodon. Unfortunately, many also soon moved back for various reasons - which is a shame in my view because it is much more a 'people's' platform.

I doubt I'm offering anything you don't know but you may find it useful to check out: https://brand24.com/blog/twitter-alternatives/ - it lists and briefly discusses 8 alternatives to Twitter/X.

Personally, I wouldn't go back onto X under its present or similar ownership and control, even if I was paid to do so. I know that there is a notion that sometimes you have to fight from within and that may be true, however in the case of platforms such as X, FB, Instagram and YouTube, I doubt that anyone with a serious message to send will last very long.

Thank you, all the same, for all your efforts.

Take care. Stay safe. ☮️

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Diana van Eyk's avatar

Sometimes I think we should give badges of honour for being kicked off these stupid sites.

Thanks, Roger, and you stay safe too.

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Susan T's avatar

I see it as a badge of honour to be kicked off those sites. I am not on any social media unless substack is considered social media. Sometimes I wish I were, but mostly it is not a problem not being on it. I ask people to email me with information about protests or other gatherings.

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Ann Remnant's avatar

Hi Diana, wow! Yes, I often retweet a 🍉 or 🇵🇸 and will continue to do so, as well as other content re Palestinian rights. I'm practically invisible so don't have much reach, but so far no issue.

A friend said Blue Sky is trending. Never heard of it myself, but apparently ppl are going there.

And telegram and rumble.

Good luck, my feisty courageous friend. ❤️

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Diana van Eyk's avatar

Hi Ann, Blue Sky is just like twitter, and the icon is easy to find when you have a lot of tabs open (ahem).

And thanks for the compliment. I'm not sure that I'm that feisty and courageous, more just dutiful.

I hope you're well.

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𝓙𝓪𝓼𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓮 𝓦𝓸𝓵𝓯𝓮's avatar

I think you're very courageous and feisty 🤗💕

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Diana van Eyk's avatar

Well, thanks, Jasmine.

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𝓙𝓪𝓼𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓮 𝓦𝓸𝓵𝓯𝓮's avatar

You're welcome😊

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Dx's avatar

In this day and age what you do is definitely feisty and courageous, Diana.

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𝓙𝓪𝓼𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓮 𝓦𝓸𝓵𝓯𝓮's avatar

I concur!

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Ann Remnant's avatar

You clearly are a thorn in their side. 🥀

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Diana van Eyk's avatar

And honoured to be, Ann. Why would we want to be anything else when the status quo is supporting genocide?

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Edijal Lowley's avatar

Welcome to the club Diana. I was thrown out of Twitter before it became X for referring to a former betraying Labour MP as a gimp. It was the last straw as they had me under observation for my views on the ultra apartheid state of Israel. I haven’t attempted to go back. Facebook is gonna throw me out soon - which will make my daughter happy. She can’t understand why I’m still on it.

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𝓙𝓪𝓼𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓮 𝓦𝓸𝓵𝓯𝓮's avatar

Will do🫡 I do so enjoy trolling the Zionists and genocide committing world leaders on Twitter 🤭

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Uaifo Ojo's avatar

Naughty Naughty ain't you 😉

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Dx's avatar

This is why we love our Jasmine 😹❤️✊🏽

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𝓙𝓪𝓼𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓮 𝓦𝓸𝓵𝓯𝓮's avatar

🤗

Love you all too 💕

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Lenny Cavallaro's avatar

I left Twitter when Musk acquired it. I suppose I could return and get kicked off, but quo vadis? It's a Right-wing, Trump-groupie cesspool designed to hail the most evil person on the planet and his partner-in-crime, the richest person on the planet.

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Diana van Eyk's avatar

There are still some pretty good people on it, and I'll miss following them. They'll probably get kicked off too.

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𝓙𝓪𝓼𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓮 𝓦𝓸𝓵𝓯𝓮's avatar

Oh, Discord is pretty cool😎

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Edward F.'s avatar

I just searched and couldn't find you on Bluesky. What's your handle?

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Diana van Eyk's avatar

dianave

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Brenda Hazelhurst's avatar

Me too

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