Twitter Restricts Links to BitChute

Twitter Restricted Policy Decisions

After outright blocking any link to BitChute, Twitter scaled back to just showing users a warning page before they follow the BitChute link.

It appears as if Twitter has started blocking all Tweets that contain Bitchute videos

Please test this and share your experience in the comments below

– BitChute (@bitchute) 7 Aug 2020

The full message on that page, which heavily discourages users from following the link, starts with:

The link you are trying to access has been identified by Twitter or out partners as being potentially spammy or unsafe, in accordance with Twitter’s URL Policy.

BitChute reached 75% of it’s on-going monthly funding goal less than a week prior.

Sources / Relevant Material

  1. twitter.com/bitchute/status/1291717749517897728
  2. twitter.com/Timcast/status/1291719476887597057
  3. Press For Truth "Twitter BANS BITCHUTE LINKS in Attempt To Slow Growth And CONTROL INFORMATION!!!" on BitChute (7 Aug 2020)
  4. Styxhexenhammer666 "Twitter Bans Bitchute Links, Then Partly Unbans Them After Backlash" on BitChute (8 Aug 2020)
  5. twitter.com/bitchute/status/1341891962819919873