The first rule of Cancel Culture...
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...is that you don't talk about cancel culture.
Twitter censored author James Lindsay the day after he discussed Cancel Culture with podcast host Joe Rogan.
Lindsay, who calls himself the “leading expert on wokeness,” was temporarily suspended from Twitter after discussing cancel culture on Rogan’s podcast. Lindsay gained notoriety when he and two other authors pranked numerous academic publications by writing papers satirizing social justice causes. Seven of their articles were actually published, enraging academia. He discussed many controversial household issues with Rogan, including how Cancel Culture has become a powerful religious ideology that dominates modern society.
Operating Partner at Accomplice and angel investor Sarah A. Downey tweeted a screenshot at midnight on July 9 showing that Lindsay had been suspended. She commented:
.@ConceptualJames went on @joerogan, said things that are apparently against groupthink rules, and suddenly his @Twitter account is suspended. He’s a PhD, 6-time author, and expert on woke ideology. He’s a voice we should be allowed to hear, especially now. #censorship.
More than 10 hours after his suspension had been revealed, Lindsay’s account was restored without explanation. Lindsay commented on the absurdity of the situation:
I'm apparently back in. Never had any explanation for why or how I got locked out. I am very grateful for all the support I'm told you all showed during whatever this hiccup was. My followers (even the hate follows?) remain the best.
Lindsay made a precautionary tweet to let his followers know he could be followed elsewhere if he was deplatformed again:
“In case Twitter restricts me again, I'm on other social too. I'll pivot to using those accounts primarily if I have to. Until then, enjoy the tweets!”
From what I gather his comments didn't even appear on Twitter, only his links to the podcast.
