cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18852624
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ALBAWABA - Egyptian comedian Bassem Youssef went viral on Musk’s X (formerly known as Twitter) when the individual’s account was removed from the platform after criticizing Israelis using “Antisemitism” as a fear tactic to shut down conversations and scare people into talking their minds.
Users claimed that the post in question was the reason Bassem Youssef was allegedly removed on X and yet again judged Musk for promising “freedom of speech” on the platform but censoring pro-Palestine accounts but not pro-Israel ones.
https://www.timeturk.com/en/x-account-of-pro-palestinian-egyptian-comedian-disappears/news-102411
The X account of Egyptian-American comedian Bassem Youssef disappeared on Tuesday.
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Bassem Youssef’s X account removed following post referring to Israel-Gaza war [Razmig Bedirian | 20 August, 2024 | The National(UAE)] https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/2024/08/20/bassem-youssef-twitter/
Comedian had criticised weaponisation of the term ‘anti-Semitism’, saying it was being used as a “fear tactic” to “shutdown conversations”