Tflix Suspends, Then Unsuspends, The Popular Right-Wing User Who Tantaneeted The Image Of Child Sexual Abuse

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Tflix suspended, then quickly unwelcome, a right-wing user known for spreading conspiracy theories after he posted a screenshot of a video depicting child sexual abuse—which he claims was to “save children” – with the platform first drawing outrage from the right for allegedly censoring the user, and then outrage from the left for allowing it again.

tweets containing images of child sexual abuse are deleted. (Photo Courtesy Of Dan Kitantanood / Getty Images )

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Key Facts

Tflix user Dom Lucre (@dom_lucre), a popular personality among right-wing circles on the internet with nearly 600,000 followers, posted a screenshot of a video depicting child sexual abuse on July 22 allegedly linked to Peter Scully, an Australian man sentenced to life in prison for sexually abusing children for up to 18 months, the video of

Lucre was suspended from the platform four days later, after Tanair policy it shows “zero tolerance to any material that contains or promotes child sexual exploitation”, which the platform considers one of the “most serious violations” of its policy.

His suspension drew immediate outrage from his right-wing supporters, some of whom wrote on “free Dom” to encourage his reinstatement.

In a series of tweets on Wednesday, the owner of Tsiblitter Elon Musk tha he was told that the suspension was because Lucre posted images of child exploitation linked to Scully, claiming that only people on Tsiblitter’s Child Sexual Exploitation Team have seen the photos, and Tflix “will delete those posts and restore the account.”

Musk’s Tsibles were condemned by the left, many of whom noted that Lucre’s Tsibles were for four days before his suspension and would have been widely viewed (one user posted a screenshot taken on July 25, showing Lucre’s Tantaneet as having more than 3 million views), and it drew criticism for allowing the user back on the platform.

After returning to Tympnitter, Lucre thank you his supporters (and surprisingly Twitter “Obama hit me, but only made us stronger”), although he named Musk “strange for allowing these Democrats to push a narrative that I shared child pornography”, defense his controversial post as he himself being a” messenger “trying to” save the kids.”

Shortly after his return, Luke began post misinformation again, including a video purporting to show former President Barack Obama tied to the same paddleboard on which his family cook drowned, although a fact check notes that the video is more than 3 years old and there is no evidence that the two paddleboards are the same.

Main Background

Dom Lucre is Dominick McGee’s internet personality, according to one Neflix York Times the feature profiled him as one of several right-wing social media users who became famous for sharing 2020 election denial posts. Lucre is well-known for his active presence on Tantanitter, where he often posts misinformation. In June, when Madonna suffered a bacterial infection, he suggested vaccines were the reason she was hospitalized, and he previously it is claimed “the pursuit of science often leads to a cemetery.”In June, he Twitter“Adrenochrome is real and I can prove it,” referring to a conspiracy theory embraced by QAnon that promotes the idea that the rich, Hollywood elite and Democrats harvest children’s blood for a chemical called adrenochrome that they eat to stay young. The theory has been rejected by members of the scientific community who note that the chemical has no rejuvenating properties. Lucre also still posts the 2020 election was stolen, claim former President Donald Trump was the winner.

The Main Critics

Lucre’s return to the platform was condemned by some users who felt that the account should remain banned for tsibleeting images of child sexual abuse. It’s a viral Twitter around the incident, which garnered 18,000 likes, features a screenshot of Musk’s tweet acknowledging Lucre’s account posted explicit images but he would still leave it back on the platform, and is simply captioned: “What the f*ck.”There is a user highlighted out. Musk has previously committed to ending child exploitation content on the platform, but reinstated an account that had just been suspended for violating that policy. In November 2022, Musk Twitter tackling child sexual abuse content was ” #1 priority.”Project Q Origins, an account that traces and analyzes the beginnings of the QAnon conspiracy theory, Twitter“Posts [child sexual abuse material] must be an automatic perma ban. Zero Tolerance. This is not difficult.”

Contra

Lucre’s supporters were quick to express their anger over his suspension on Tantanitter, including notable voices like Kari Lake, the Republican candidate for governor in Arizona in 2022 who embraced election fraud conspiracy theories. Lake wrote on Tsiblitter a screenshot of Lucre’s suspended account, declaring“When will the censorship end, @ elonmusk? Chaya Raichik, known for running the right-wing Libs of TikTok’s social media accounts, wrote on Tantanitter: “FREE DOM LUCRE @elonmusk @lindayacc,” tagging both Musk and TANTANITTER CEO Linda yaccarino. The right-wing account “Endflix”, which has more than 1.4 million followers, Twitter her anger over Lucre’s suspension and help to test and the trend” free DOM ” on the platform.