On November 25, at the urging of a far-right troll, Elon Musk banned the @crimethinc Twitter account.

Musk’s goal in acquiring Twitter had nothing to do with “free speech”—it was a partisan move to silence opposition, paving the way for fascist violence.

Our full statement:

https://crimethinc.com/TwitterBan

Follow us here on Telegram and also on Mastodon:

https://todon.eu/@crimethinc

O Bilionário e os Anarquistas

Das raízes do Twitter como uma ferramenta de protesto até a sua compra por Elon Musk

Elon Musk se apossou do Twitter, alegando que o tornará “uma praça digital pública”. Que tipo de praça da cidade pertence a um único plutocrata? A praça em uma cidade corporativa— ou em uma monarquia. O que isso significará para as pessoas comuns que dependem de plataformas como o Twitter para se comunicar e se organizar na era digital?

https://crimethinc.com/2022/11/26/the-billionaire-and-the-anarchists-tracing-twitter-from-its-roots-as-a-protest-tool-to-elon-musks-acquisition-1

#PortuguêsBrasileiro

Elon Musk derruba CrimethInc. no Twitter atendendo a Troll da Extrema-Direita

No dia 25 de novembro, a pedido de um troll de extrema direita, Elon Musk baniu a conta @crimethinc no Twitter. O objetivo de Musk ao adquirir o Twitter não tinha nada a ver com “liberdade de expressão” – era um movimento partidário destinado a silenciar a oposição enquanto abria espaço para a extrema direita. Isso ressalta os perigos de depender de plataformas corporativas de mídia social.

https://crimethinc.com/2022/11/25/elon-musk-derruba-crimethinc-no-twitter-atendendo-a-troll-das-extrema-direita

#PortuguêsBrasileiro

Elon Musk banna CrimethInc. Da Twitter su richiesta di un troll di estrema destra

https://crimethinc.com/2022/11/25/elon-musk-banna-crimethinc-da-twitter-su-richiesta-di-un-troll-di-estrema-destra

Il 25 novembre, su richiesta di un troll di estrema destra, Elon Musk ha bannato l’account Twitter di @crimethinc. L’obiettivo di Musk nell’acquisizione di Twitter non aveva nulla a che fare con la “libertà di parola”: si trattava di una mossa di parte volta a mettere a tacere l’opposizione e ad aprire uno spazio per l’estrema destra. Questo sottolinea i rischi di dipendere dalle piattaforme aziendali di social media.

#Italiano

Elon Musk bannit CrimethInc. de Twitter à l’instigation d’un troll d’extrême droite

https://crimethinc.com/2022/11/25/elon-musk-bannit-crimethinc-de-twitter-a-linstigation-dun-troll-dextreme-droite-marseille-infos-autonomes

Le 25 novembre, à la demande d’un troll d’extrême droite, Elon Musk a suspendu le compte Twitter @crimethinc. L’objectif de Musk en acquérant Twitter n’avait rien à voir avec la “liberté d’expression” - il s’agissait d’une démarche partisane visant à faire taire l’opposition tout en ouvrant un boulevard à l’extrême droite.

#Français

Elon Musk sperrt CrimethInc. auf Drängen eines rechten Trolls auf Twitter

https://crimethinc.com/2022/11/25/elon-musk-sperrt-crimethinc-auf-drangen-eines-rechten-trolls-auf-twitter

Am 25. November sperrte Elon Musk auf Drängen eines rechtsextremen Trolls das Twitter-Konto @crimethinc. Musks Intention bei der Übernahme von Twitter hat nichts mit ›freier Meinungsäußerung‹ zu tun – sie war ein Schachzug, die darauf abzielte, Opposition zum Schweigen zu bringen und gleichzeitig Raum für die extreme Rechte zu schaffen. Dies unterstreicht die Gefahren, die mit der Abhängigkeit von kommerziellen Social-Media-Plattformen verbunden sind.

#Deutsch

Having the most powerful people in the world as our personal enemies is an honor—and a challenge. Thank you so much to everyone who has subscribed to this channel over the past couple days.

With your assistance, we're determined to continue to play our part in the fight for liberation, despite the efforts of fascists and billionaires.

If you need a primer on what we're doing, you could start here:

https://tochangeeverything.com/

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As unrest spreads in China today, it's a good time to revisit the uprising that took place in Hong Kong in 2019.

In this interview, anarchists in Hong Kong analyze the months-long revolt, reviewing its achievements, identifying its limits, celebrating the inspiring moments of mutual aid and defiance, and critiquing the ways that it failed to pass beyond a framework based in appealing to authority.

https://crimethinc.com/hongkonginsurrection

Solidarity to everyone fighting against authoritarian power, everywhere around the world.

Right now, on Elon Musk's private platform, Twitter, the far-right troll who convinced him to ban CrimethInc. is comparing CrimethInc. to ISIS, while Musk is still pretending to be a proponent of "free speech."

The comparison to ISIS is especially absurd, because some of our comrades died fighting ISIS while that particular troll's followers were murdering civilians in the US.

Read this eulogy:

https://crimethinc.com/TekoserRafiq

Likewise, Musk is not in favor of "free speech." He is banning accounts like ours at the same time that he reintroduces fascists to Twitter.

"Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past."

Jean-Paul Sartre, Anti-Semite and Jew, 1946.

We won't succeed in fighting the latest wave of anti-Semitism by expressing outrage or surprise at its spokespersons. We have to prepare to directly counter the violence that they are inciting before everyone's eyes.