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I can't believe h3h3 was shocked someone actually enforced the rules on him. Also pretty hilarious seeing him complain over what he has celebrated against others many, many times over the past few years. What a whiner.

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Getting banned was the point, to illustrate Musk's blatant hypocrisy towards his own ideal of free speech.

lol - the rules for verified Twitter users (remember Ethan has the coveted blue check) are very clear on renames. BECAUSE HE HAD THE BLUE CHECK him renaming his account has greater weight. The whole point of the blue check is to validate that it's h3h3 - not that he's Elon Musk. As a verified user he has greater responsibilities - which he violated. Trying to frame this as a free speech issue is absurd.

BTW - these rules were in place, before Elon bought Twitter. The only difference post Elon buying Twitter is those rules are now being enforced universally, and not selectively. I can see why that upsets some people - too bad.

Impersonation isn’t really free speech.

Neither is hate speech and calls to violence. But Musk has made it clear that he is a proponent of that kind of speech under the umbrella of "free" speech.

Hate speech is free speech in the US. Calls for violence is not included.

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