Recently Botched Deal With Twitter Should Have All Conservatives Concerned

This is honestly one of the most disheartening and insane things I have seen all day. …

The Daily Wire made headlines when the outlet released the ‘controversial’ film “What is A Woman?”, from creative visionary Matt Walsh.

Of course, nothing about the film should have been controversial at all. The very fact that it is, only shows that America is an empire in decline and has a mental health problem.

When people can no longer use discernment, they are no better than the beasts in the field.

Daily Wire wanted to celebrate the first anniversary of the film’s release, so they scheduled a special, exclusive, free showing on Twitter that would last for one day.

At first, Twitter agreed to the terms and the joint promotion was about to be underway. …

Then, staff at Twitter reportedly asked to screen the film. After screening the film, the social media giant reportedly told the Daily Wire that they couldn’t show the film. …

Why? Because of two instances of ‘misgendering’. …

Despite the fact that ‘misgendering’ is no longer against Twitter’s terms of service, the social media platform still insists on enforcing the policy for larger clients.

Moreover, it is indicative of their new ‘speech, not reach’ policy in which Twitter users have a right to say whatever they want on the platform, but the visibility of their posts will be severely throttled if it goes against the liberal orthodoxy that dominates West Coast tech companies.

How is that free speech?

Daily Wire CEO Jeremy Boreing detailed the full account in the thread below:

2/16 One year ago today, we released What is a Woman?. To celebrate the occasion and expand the movie’s already enormous impact, we decided to give it away for free for 24 hours on Twitter.

— Jeremy Boreing (@JeremyDBoreing) June 1, 2023

4/16 Twitter responded with enthusiasm and offered us the opportunity to buy a package to host the movie on a dedicated event page and to promote the event to every Twitter user over the first 10 hours.

— Jeremy Boreing (@JeremyDBoreing) June 1, 2023

6/16 After reviewing the film, though, Twitter let us know that not only could we no longer purchase the package they offered, they would no longer provide us any support and would actually limit the reach of the film and label it as “hateful conduct” because of “misgendering.”

— Jeremy Boreing (@JeremyDBoreing) June 1, 2023

8/16 We reminded Twitter they removed “misgendering” from their policy, that the term “misgendering” itself is misleading, and that enforcing such a policy places them on the side of the most radical elements in society – the side most opposed to their commitment to free speech.

— Jeremy Boreing (@JeremyDBoreing) June 1, 2023

Daily Wire explains:

The groundbreaking documentary released last summer was watched by people in over 70 countries, even as legacy media reviewers ignored the film and its effect on the culture.

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Soon after its release, “What is a Woman?” became the most-watched movie at home, according to Rotten Tomatoes, which also showed that audiences scored the film with a 97% rating.

The documentary arguably sparked a movement to protect children from the harmful effects of sex change procedures.

Following the film’s release and Walsh’s subsequent rallies and events speaking out about the tragic consequences of so-called “gender-affirming” care, at least a dozen states have banned transgender surgeries on minors.

 

10/16 When we asked how much they would limit the visibility if we posted the film anyway, Twitter replied that our own followers would not be able to see it in their feeds. This, they said, is part of their “speech not reach” policy.

— Jeremy Boreing (@JeremyDBoreing) June 1, 2023

12/16 We brought all our shows to Twitter Tuesday because we believed Twitter was committed to free speech, especially on this issue.

After all, the @TheBabylonBee was silenced on Twitter over this very issue, and that in part prompted @elonmusk to purchase the platform.

— Jeremy Boreing (@JeremyDBoreing) June 1, 2023

14/16 @elonmusk is not beholden to conservatives. He has the right to run his business as he sees fit. But if Twitter is going to throttle one side of one of the most important debates facing society, it cannot claim to champion free speech.

— Jeremy Boreing (@JeremyDBoreing) June 1, 2023

16/16 We plan to post the movie anyway tonight at 8:00 pm eastern. Will Twitter make good on their threat to throttle it and label it "hateful conduct," or will Twitter live up to its great promise?

We'll all find out together.

— Jeremy Boreing (@JeremyDBoreing) June 1, 2023

According to Trending Politics:

Twitter’s decision to censor What is a Woman? is somewhat of an about-face for a company whose owner Elon Musk has joked about the proliferation of pronouns, “deadnaming,” and other issues debated among Americans grappling with how much to accommodate transgender individuals in public life.