'White Dudes For Harris' Suspended On X After Raising $4 Million For Kamala Harris, Leading Some To Suspect Elon Musk Is Allegedly Tipping The Scales
White Dudes For Harris, a fundraising Zoom call for Kamala Harris featuring high-profile white male celebrities and politicians, aimed at countering the narrative that "white males" are Donald Trump's primary demographic, had an excellent afternoon yesterday after the group raised roughly $4 million for the Vice President as a result of the call.
By the end of the day, their account that was quickly garnering virality was suddenly suspended on Twitter / X.
It's unclear what rule the @dudes4harris Twitter account violated to earn the suspension. A screenshot posted by organizer Mike Nellis shows they were reported for violating the site's rules against "evading suspension," though it remains unclear how they did that.
The suspension has been lifted and the account is active as of the morning of July 30th. However, the incident raised eyebrows on social media among many who drew a straight line between the fundraiser's rousing success and subsequent suspension.
Several onlookers suspected that the suspension was the work of Elon Musk, who has consistently voiced right-wing beliefs on the platform, as well as support for Harris' opponent. It struck many as ironic that Musk, who recently claimed Google was committing election interference by allegedly suppressing searches of Donald Trump, would step in to quash a Democratic account on his platform.
As of now, there is no evidence suggesting Musk was directly responsible for suspending the @dudes4Harris account, but that hasn't stopped widespread speculation today.
Some have theorized that the suspension was due to the creation of a similar account, @dudesforharris, which may have triggered an algorithmic ban. However, Mike Nellis called that claim false.
Twitter / X has yet to clarify what prompted the suspension of the @dudes4harris account, but apart from the suspension, the fundraiser was undoubtedly a success for the group as the 2024 Presidential Election continues drawing closer.
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Blue Yoshi
The "White Dudes for Harris" Twitter account has been unbanned, and the organization has their own website that you can donate to. https://whitedudesforharris.com/ This doesn't excuse Musk for what he did, though.
hipnox
Elon "Free Speech" Musk strikes again!
supergoron
Ya, Elon banning the account because he was getting scared or mad wouldn't surprises me. The so called "centrist" seems to have a knack for banning accounts that don't agree with him, while actively protecting accounts that spew some very concerning rhetoric.
That whole site is cooked as hell at this point, can't wait for a good alternative to show up.
Adam
if threads and bluesky ever stop being dork central they have a good shot
PrivateerMan
I get the feeling if any site inherits Twitter's position, it will become just as bad as, if not worse, than Twitter itself.
Doesn't make me stop wishing for the total destruction of the bird app, though.