{"id":1581333,"date":"2022-07-31T09:47:34","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T13:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1581333"},"modified":"2022-07-31T09:53:55","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T13:53:55","slug":"twitter-censors-all-content-from-the-epoch-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-censors-all-content-from-the-epoch-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter Censors All Content From the Epoch Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftwitter-censors-all-content-from-the-epoch-times%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1581333&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The social media company &#8216;must explain itself for this outrageous act of censorship,&#8217; Senator Marco Rubio says<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-twitter\">Twitter<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p>The platform enforced a warning on all links from The Epoch Times. A click on a link directs users to a page titled \u201cWarning: this link may be unsafe,\u201d which prompts users to return to the previous page.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe link you are trying to access has been identified by Twitter or our partners as being potentially spammy or unsafe,\u201d the warning stated, citing Twitter\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/help.twitter.com\/en\/safety-and-security\/phishing-spam-and-malware-links\">URL policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We are aware that Twitter has marked all links to <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/copOc5TSA6\">https:\/\/t.co\/copOc5TSA6<\/a> as &#8220;unsafe.&#8221; We believe this is a mistake and we have submitted a review to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TwitterSupport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TwitterSupport<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UyFqoiaUkq\">pic.twitter.com\/UyFqoiaUkq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EpochTimes\/status\/1552845816699682818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/EpochTimes\/status\/1552845816699682818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The notice said that the link could fall into any of four categories: \u201cmalicious links that could steal personal information or harm electronic devices\u201d; \u201cspammy links that mislead people or disrupt their experience\u201d; \u201cviolent or misleading content that could lead to real-world harm\u201d; or content that \u201cif posted directly on Twitter, are a violation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/help.twitter.com\/en\/rules-and-policies\/twitter-rules\">Twitter Rules<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Twitter\u2019s warning page allows users to proceed to the Epoch Times link if they click on the word \u201ccontinue\u201d at the very bottom of the page.<\/p>\n<p>The platform has not responded to multiple requests from The Epoch Times for clarification.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4631575\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4631575\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/29\/Rubio_Johnson-600x382.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"600\" height=\"382\" \/><\/noscript>(L\u2013R) Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.). (Saul Loeb-Pool\/Getty Images &#038; Toni Sandys-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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, \u00a0decried the move as an act of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-censorship\">censorship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwitter\u00a0is blocking all links to\u00a0@EpochTimes, including a story about a human trafficking survivor, and labeling them as \u2018spammy\u2019 and \u2018unsafe.\u2019 Twitter must explain itself for this outrageous act of censorship,\u201d Rubio\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenRubioPress\/status\/1553095309605195776\">wrote<\/a> in a July 29 tweet.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson described Twitter\u2019s action as \u201calarming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwitter is censoring @EpochTimes under the guise of \u2018unsafe\u2019 speech. Remember what happened the last time corporate media and big tech tried to censor my investigation on Hunter Biden corruption?\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenRonJohnson\/status\/1553114169943236609\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote.<\/a>\u00a0\u201cThe truth always prevails.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scott asked Twitter in a July 29 tweet \u201cwhere\u2019s the respect for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-free-speech\">free speech<\/a> and freedom of press, Twitter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all remember your biased censorship of [The New York Post]\u00a0and how that ended for you,\u201d Scott said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4000450\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4000450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/GettyImages-1323749692-600x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/noscript>U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) speaks to reporters after a Republican Senate luncheon at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on June 15, 2021. (Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Human Trafficking Interview Censored<\/h2>\n<p>Among the first to be affected by Twitter\u2019s blockade was Eliza Bleu, a human trafficking survivor. In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/mkt_app\/trafficking-survivor-eliza-bleu-how-my-abuser-preyed-on-my-vulnerabilities_4628629.html\">interview<\/a> that premiered at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Bleu shared about how abusers groomed her by preying on her vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Bleu tried to repost the link after watching the interview, and to her surprise and dismay, found that she \u201ccouldn\u2019t even click on the link.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m pretty disheartened that the interview link was labeled as unsafe, because it\u2019s not unsafe,\u201d she told The Epoch Times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy watching the interview, anyone can tell it\u2019s pretty educational,\u201d she said. \u201cI wasn\u2019t talking about anything that wasn\u2019t factual. I was just really just trying to educate, raise awareness, and bring attention to the issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added that the link seemed to be accessible when the interview first aired but became blocked sometime afterward.<\/p>\n<h2>Twitter Targets American Media, Not Chinese State Media<\/h2>\n<p>The Epoch Times was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">founded<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p>At least 10 staff members for The Epoch Times were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/wrongfully-imprisioned-china-zhang-yuhui_1505115.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrested<\/a> that year in China, with one editor-in-chief spending a decade in prison.<\/p>\n<p>While operating outside of China, the media outlet has remained a consistent target of attacks from the Chinese regime over the past two decades.<\/p>\n<p>The printing press of the Hong Kong edition of The Epoch Times has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/masked-intruders-set-fire-to-hong-kong-epoch-times-printing-press_3150829.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suffered<\/a> a series of violent break-ins, including arson, over the years, viewed as attempts by Beijing to intimidate the publication. In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/state-department-lawmakers-condemn-assault-on-epoch-times-reporter-in-hong-kong_3811746.html\">official statement<\/a> last year, President Joe Biden\u2019s State Department condemnded an attack on an Epoch Times reporter in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<p>Major Chinese state media, by contrast, remain accessible on the platform as of press time.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffrey Tucker, founder of the Brownstone Institute think tank and a contributor for The Epoch Times, also expressed his shock.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe @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,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeffreyatucker\/status\/1553064038866771969\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ivan Pentchoukov contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"author_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-eva-fu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/15f130a8712a9ef5_ttl7dayQgw_WEB_EvaFu.jpg\" alt=\"Eva Fu\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"names\">\n<p>China Reporter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bio\">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\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:eva.fu@epochtimes.com\">eva.fu@epochtimes.com<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The social media company &#8216;must explain itself for this outrageous act of censorship,&#8217; Senator Marco Rubio saysTwitter on July 28 imposed a blockade on all content from The Epoch Times<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1581386,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1581333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1581333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1581333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1581333\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1581386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1581333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1581333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1581333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}