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Linda Yaccarino is leaving X

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539 points donohoe | 4 comments | 09 Jul 25 14:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.75s | source
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Hoasi ◴[09 Jul 25 15:21 UTC] No.44511157[source]▶
X has been nothing short of an exercise in brand destruction. However, despite all the drama, it still stands, it still exists, and it remains relevant.
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sergiotapia ◴[09 Jul 25 17:28 UTC] No.44512704[source]▶
X saved free speech online. Without Musk acquiring it, we would have continued to slip into this franken-Resetera level of discourse. Thank God!

X is the platform where everyone can speak as long as it doesn't break the law. That's fantastic. If you don't like a particular subject, you can just move on. That's what the internet was in the 2000s!

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1. UncleSlacky ◴[09 Jul 25 18:30 UTC] No.44513355[source]▶
> everyone can speak as long as it doesn't break the law

I have one word for you: "cisgender".

https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/x-cisgender-slur-cis-elon...

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2. throwaway37153 ◴[10 Jul 25 07:10 UTC] No.44518190[source]▶
> “You may not directly attack other people on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, caste, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability, or serious disease,”

How does this make it different than other website's policies in terms of free speech?

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3. sunbum ◴[10 Jul 25 11:19 UTC] No.44519724[source]▶
Its pretty easy to find large profiles calling others the n word without any reprocussions. cisgender is the only one that gets automatically filtered no matter the context.
4. driverdan ◴[10 Jul 25 17:20 UTC] No.44523267[source]▶
cis is not a slur or attack. The only people who believe this are the transphobes.