{"id":2082232,"date":"2023-10-28T11:30:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T15:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/x-restricts-access-to-ohio-gop-senate-candidate-matt-dolan-op-ed-on-israel-war\/"},"modified":"2023-10-28T11:32:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T15:32:39","slug":"x-restricts-access-to-ohio-gop-senate-candidate-matt-dolan-op-ed-on-israel-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/x-restricts-access-to-ohio-gop-senate-candidate-matt-dolan-op-ed-on-israel-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Access to Ohio GOP Senate candidate Matt Dolan&#8217;s op-ed on the Israel war is limited by X."},"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\">34<\/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%2Fx-restricts-access-to-ohio-gop-senate-candidate-matt-dolan-op-ed-on-israel-war%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=2082232&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--><h2>X Restricts\u200d Access to Ohio \u2063GOP Senate\u2064 Candidate&#8217;s Post Defending Israel<\/h2>\n<p>X, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/x-restricts-access-to-ohio-gop-senate-candidate-matt-dolan-op-ed-on-israel-war\/\" title=\"Access to Ohio GOP Senate candidate Matt Dolan's op-ed on the Israel war is limited by X.\">social media\u2062 platform previously<\/a> known as \u2063Twitter, has taken action against Ohio GOP Senate\u2064 candidate\u2064 Matt Dolan after he shared an op-ed defending\u200b Israel&#8217;s\u2063 right to protect its \u200ccitizens\u200d from attacks by the Hamas militant group.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after Dolan posted the\u200b op-ed link, X limited \u2063the visibility\u2063 of his post, preventing users from reposting or liking it. In response, \u2063Dolan&#8217;s campaign\u2062 team filed an appeal, denouncing the\u2062 restriction as \u2063&#8221;outrageous&#8221; and demanding that the \u2063post \u200bbe made accessible to the public.<\/p>\n<h3>Standing with Israel<\/h3>\n<p>Dolan passionately expressed his support for \u2064Israel, \u200cstating, &#8220;Israel is in a fight \u2062for its very existence. This is a defining moment to stand with our closest ally\u200b and \u200dspeak truth.&#8221; He condemned Hamas for using innocent civilians\u2064 as shields and emphasized that Israel\u2062 has \u200bthe right\u200b to defend itself against its enemies.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063X post has\u2062 been labeled with a &#8220;Visibility Limited&#8221; tag, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governor-vetoes-bill-protecting-children-from-transgender-procedures-in-state-with-gop-supermajority\/\" title=\"Governor rejects bill safeguarding kids from transgender procedures in GOP-dominated state.\">citing potential violation<\/a> of X&#8217;s rules against \u2063violent speech. \u200cThe duration of the post&#8217;s review is unknown, and X \u2062has yet \u200cto respond to inquiries from the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>Dolan&#8217;s \u200bSenate campaign in Ohio \u2064is crucial,\u200d as he \u2064competes against\u2063 other Republican candidates to \u200bchallenge incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) in the 2024 cycle. The outcome of this race could significantly impact \u2062which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-sinema-warns-democrats-eliminating-the-filibuster-could-backfire-down-the-road\/\" title=\"Sen. Sinema warns Democrats eliminating the filibuster could backfire down the road\">party gains control<\/a> of the upper\u2064 chamber.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from the Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What potential impact could this restriction have on Dolan&#8217;s Senate campaign in Ohio and the political \u2063landscape\u200c in general<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200dX (previously known as \u2062Twitter) has placed restrictions on Ohio GOP Senate candidate Matt Dolan&#8217;s post defending Israel&#8217;s right to protect its citizens \u200dfrom attacks by the Hamas \u200bmilitant group. Dolan&#8217;s post, which\u200d shared an op-ed supporting \u2064Israel, \u200dhad its visibility limited, preventing users from reposting or \u2063liking\u200d it. In response, Dolan&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-anti-israel-activist-heading-to-biden-state-dept\/\" title=\"Report:\u00a0Anti-Israel Activist Heading to Biden State Dept\">campaign team<\/a> has filed an appeal, denouncing the restriction as outrageous and demanding that the post be made accessible to\u200c the public.<\/p>\n<p>Dolan passionately expressed his support for Israel, calling \u2063it a defining moment to stand with their \u2062closest ally and speak the truth.\u2063 He condemned Hamas\u2062 for using innocent \u200bcivilians as shields\u2064 and emphasized\u2064 Israel&#8217;s right\u200b to\u2062 defend itself against its enemies.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bX post has been labeled with a &#8220;Visibility Limited&#8221; tag,\u2062 citing potential violation of X&#8217;s rules against violent\u2062 speech. The duration of the post&#8217;s review is unknown, and X has yet to\u2062 respond\u200b to inquiries from the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>Dolan&#8217;s Senate \u200ccampaign in \u2064Ohio is crucial as \u2062he competes against\u2062 other Republican candidates to challenge incumbent \u200bSen. Sherrod\u2064 Brown (D-OH)\u200b in\u200c the 2024\u2064 cycle. The\u2063 outcome of\u2062 this race could significantly impact\u2063 which\u2064 party\u2064 gains control of the upper chamber.<\/p>\n<p>Click here to read more from the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>his op-ed, X flagged the post as potentially violating their content policies. They limited access to the post, citing concerns about the spread of misinformation. 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