Many people have received notices from Twitter saying that one or more of their Tweets violate Pakistani law. The law in question regards blasphemy, as the tweets that are flagged in this way are critical of jihad violence, Sharia oppression, and the like (I myself have never received one of these notices, as all my tweets and other writings are banned in Pakistan altogether).
The question is inevitable: why is Twitter enforcing Pakistani blasphemy law instead of upholding the freedom of speech? Why doesn’t it send notices to Pakistani authorities who complain about various tweets explaining that it upholds the principle of free discussion and free inquiry, instead of notifying people in free societies that they have violated a law that is not biding upon them? (At least not binding yet.)
Bravo to Ezra Levant for challenging this at the Orwellian-named Defend Media Freedom Conference held in the largely Sharia-compliant UK.
“‘Shame on you’: Ezra Levant challenges Pakistan’s Foreign Minister over Twitter censorship,” by Ezra Levant, Rebel Media, July 11, 2019:
Late last year, a number of users around the world received warnings from Twitter that their tweets were violating Pakistani law. I was one of them.
At a panel at the Defend Media Freedom Conference in London, UK, I challenged Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, on this issue…
RichardL says
I don’t use Twitter, Facebook etc and am at a loss why there isn’t a truly free platform that would wipe out these hard left platforms.
Rufluc says
Exactly Richard! We all know they have a ‘hidden’ pro Islamic agenda, so why use them? Which by doing so only swells their coffers!
If the sensible majority were to leave these platforms, then in time they should crash and burn as advertiser’s go elsewhere!
What surprises me though is why Mark Zuckerberg, who is Jewish, would ever accommodate such support for this vile cult? A cult that hates every bone in his body simply by him being Jewish (whether practicing our not).
gravenimage says
Robert Spencer uses both Twitter and Facebook.
carpediadem says
Because nonLefties prefer to complain and quote the Bible rather than actually inventing and developing something useful.
That said,there are some apps and sites freedom lovers are using, should be easy to find on Google. Avi Yemini lists them on one of his sites.
revereridesagain says
Thanks for the tip about Avi’s site!
J D S says
But how long before Google won’t even let you search for anything concerning Islam….It’s on the way folks…..and THE WORLD STANDS STILL and DOES NOTHING We are becoming a world of kowtowing COWARDS! Glad to see one man standing up to this blasphemy carp…No such thing as blasphemy….How have we allowed Islamist to worm this word into a civil society??? Only answer..COWARDS!!!
Ravi says
Ezra ordinary pigs are far more intelligent than inbred and genetically mutated Pakis. Save yourself and don’t get into logical arguments with them, you will lose Oink..Oink that’s the glee on these Paki sty dwellers.
mortimer says
This was a seminal moment in the history of free speech. Ezra asked why the Government of Pakistan was given the right to CENSOR A WESTERN JOURNALIST (EZRA LEVANT).
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi STRAIGHT OUT LIED by saying Pakistan is not CENSORING OTHERS.
Pakistan is seeking to impose BLASPHEMY LAW on the ENTIRE WORLD and ZUCKERBERG and TWITTER have gone along with it.
The Leftards are using Islam as an excuse for DENYING PLATFORMS to anyone who opposes GLOBALISM.
D C Neese says
I to have been censored and shut down a third time by zuck and his cronies for sharing FACTS about radical islamic groups on FB…30 days (ending today) not being allowed to post or comment because my comments go AGAINST their policies on HATE Speech.
NOT TRUE ! ONLY FACTS TO INFORM AMERICA THE TRUTH !!!
Emmie says
Ezra, I am so proud of you for standing up for the freedom of speech!
gravenimage says
Hear, hear!
smoris says
Ezra Levant is a true hero of freedom. This is nothing new for Levant – he has relentlessly taken on the freedom squashing tyrants holding power in Canada these days. Take a look at his opening and closing statements before the shameful Canadian Human Rights Commission. Then subscribe to Rebel Media so you can continue to follow his fight, hear real news and maybe help him make a difference. Levant is the most intelligent, honest and courageous reporter – like Spencer he gets to the truth and brings his intellect and sense of fairness and freedom to every story. It is no surprise that he has come into conflict with Pakistani censors.
Opening statement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQnNCGN2ywE
Closing statement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV7F_llHvSc
Edmund says
That is just a parody of democracy and a legal system. Human rights supporter is sued by man from totalitarian country with Fascist and barbarian views, and goverment consider such “case”. Shame ! Those people are just clowns.
Giacomo Latta says
If it’s a human rights tribunal, there should be some humans of various stripes on it not just left-wing clones.
Beau says
Since when did Pakistan have the Authority to dictate to people outside of Pakistan what they can & cannot say.
Rufluc says
Absolutely Beau!! In a normal world it wouldn’t be an issue, as other non Muslim countries around the world would simply just stick a metaphorical middle finger up at them. BUT, we aren’t living in a ‘normal’ world.
A left wing ‘virus’ has literally infected millions of weak and simple minded people around the world, turning them all into Islamic submissives. People who would now lay down their pathetic lives for the ongoing progression of Islam, because they buy into the Muslim narrative of ‘Islamophobia’ and ‘hate speech’.
It of course greatly helps that the vast majority of Muslims are either brown or black, as the lunatic left are mostly self loathing white individuals, so a predominately white Islamic following would no doubt negate the primary effect of the ‘virus’….that is to self destruct!
If these stupid people were mentally strong enough to educate themselves with the facts, and study Islam’s 1400 year old history, then maybe they’d be able to pull themselves out of the pro Islamic malaise swamp they choose to live in. Sadly though, I fear the level of ‘infection’ is far too severe and their pathetic simple undeveloped minds will never be strong enough to fight the ‘infection’ of left wing indoctrination!
David M says
Since Twitter said so.
CHRIS says
All muslims lie ,GREAT JOB EZRA LOVE REBEL MEDIA !
lebel says
“All Muslims lie”
Angemon: “You’re wrong Lebel, no one here says that all Muslims are liars”
gravenimage says
Does lebel have a problem with people worldwide being subject to Pakistan’s blasphemy laws? Not so he says.
mortimer says
Lebel loves censorship. Lebel loves taqiyya.
mortimer says
THE SIX WAYS LEBEL DECEIVES FELLOW MUSLIMS AND ‘OTHERS’ …
There are SIX DIFFERENT WAYS of deception that are permissible in Islam:
1•Taqiyya (Shia) or Muda’rat (Sunni): tactical deceit for the purposes of spreading Islam.
2•Kitman: deceit by omission.
3•Tawriya: deceit by deliberate ambiguity.
4•Taysir: deceit through facilitation (not observing all the tenets of Sharia by ‘making things easier’). Taysir means “ease” or “facilitation”.
5•Darura: deceit through necessity (to engage in something “Haram” or forbidden such as drinking alcohol to exploit non-Muslims).
6•Muruna: ‘flexibility’ or temporary suspension of Sharia to make Muslim migrants appear ‘moderate’ and blend in until Muslims are numerically strong enough to enforce Sharia.
Muslims imitate Allah ‘THE BEST OF DECEIVERS’.
Allahu khayru l-makireena – Koran. 3:54; cf. 8:30
Yes, lebel, ALL Muslims are forced by Islam to lie in order 1) to play the game of ‘more Muslim than thou’ 2) to play the game of ‘I DISAPPROVE OF JIHAD TERRORISM’.
Lebel, you really insult our intelligence. How do you expect to influence people who are aware of Islam’s intellectual and sociological problems??
Eventually, lebel, if you stay here, and daily read the horrible things that Islam teaches, you will leave Islam.
Angemon says
Is that supposed to be a quote from me? If so, link to the post in question. If not, apologize for lying.
mortimer says
Angemon, lebel has just admitted that he lies to promote Islam. He removes relevant facts and information that would alter the conclusion. His method of lying is called ‘withholding evidence’. His ‘favorite’ deception is to create an non-factual, flattering portrait of Islam … ‘air-brushed’ Islam.
lebel also loves straight taqiyya. How can someone endorse such a deceitful, devious cult? How can lebel look at himself in the mirror? Lebel is self-confessed, sly trickster.
Angemon says
“His ‘favorite’ deception is to create an non-factual, flattering portrait of Islam … ‘air-brushed’ Islam. ”
That, and pretending that everyone in JW thinks and acts the same – if I were to believe him over my lying eyes, I’d think that everyone here is calling for the ethnic cleansing of muslims. The irony is that he, not the JW’ers he consonantly sneers about – because that’s all he has, sneer and derision – thinks all muslimsa re “radicalized”.
Angemon says
In fact, I believe that’s the reason I’m living rent-free in his head – I outwitted him into letting out he considers all muslims to be “radicalized”. Well, I suppose there are worse ways to kill time than obsessing over your intellectual superiors…
Raja says
Angemon,
Lebel seems to be obsessed with you for your tough and forthright questions to the dim witted. Instead of taking your comments in stride he seems to have slipped into a nightmarish condition and hence the reference of your name.
I didn’t know Muslims could be so schizophrenic when it comes to dealing with Kafirs……
Gadaffi and Sadam Husain were also afflicted with this syndrome.
Angemon says
🙂
gravenimage says
True, Raja.
revereridesagain says
No one tries to silence Ezra Levant without being called out, certainly not some Dark Age 7th century thug hiding behind a civilized facade as he dreams of his reward of renewable virgins.
Christianblood says
GOD BLESS EZRA LEVANT!
HE IS ONE OF A KIND HERO!
gravenimage says
Video: Ezra Levant challenges Pakistan’s Foreign Minister over Twitter’s enforcement of Sharia blasphemy laws
……………….
Good for the brave Ezra Levant, who has long been a staunch proponent of freedom of speech.
That we in the free West should have to care about Pakistani blasphemy laws is just grotesque.
DHazard says
Pakistan would just outright ban twitter like China and people would use a VPN to get it anyway. It’s symbolic and shows that Twitter “respects” other cultures.
Lydia Church says
But WHICH cultures?
CRUSADER says
More CHALLENGES are worthy of the war we are engaged in….
IanB says
I can find nothing about this in UK msm. I know, I shouldn’t have bothered looking.
lebel says
“Lebel loves taqiyya.”
I do love me some taqqiya but my true passion is kitman.
mortimer says
Yes, you admitted you love ‘taqiyya’. Now admit that you love censorship of dirty kafirs.
gravenimage says
As always, lebel hopes that his sneering will be taken as denial.
CRUSADER says
Kitman.
In Islamic jurisprudence kitmān (كتمان “secrecy, concealment”) is a subfield of Ḥiyal (the practice of deception or trickery), consisting of the art of making ambiguous statements, paying lip-service to authority while reserving personal opposition, in a kind of political camouflage or reservatio mentalis.
gravenimage says
Yes, I know what Taqiyya and Kitman are, CRUSADER. lebel is practicing Taqiyya and kitman while sneering about their existence.
Lydia Church says
Tell Pakistan that we don’t give a s _ _ _ what their law says, we don’t live there! (And I wouldn’t care even if I did, because I abide by God’s law, which is above man’s law, and especially above laws such as those in Pakistan! And I would never ‘assimilate’ there myself, but they are obligated to take me in and feed me for free just like the UK does for their people…only with the shoes on opposite feet.) We should send them little notices that their tweets violate OUR laws!
The whole world has gone mad. This is utter proof of it. I mean, what else do you need to see? One item is always worse than the last!
This explains it though:
“Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, “Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.”
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.
Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.”
Psalm 2
GreekEmpress says
EZRA—-YOU ARE MY NEW HERO!!!
SB says
When someone lies in your face, two words; PROVE IT!
Lydia Church says
I also found this in my digging: (blank) has been inserted to avoid obvious giveaways
“The goal of (blank) is Jewish world revolution. They want to bring chaos to (blank and blank), using the resulting hopelessness and desperation to establish their international, (blank)-concealed capitalist tyranny.”
Trivia time! Who do you think made this statement?
A. The Left
B. Antifa
C. Hillary
D. muslim women in US politics
E. muslim groups
F. Trump haters
G. Those who hate the right wing and conservatives
H. None of the above.
Although any of the above could have said this, the correct answer is H, because the statement was actually made by NAZI propagandist Joseph Goebbels in a speech in 1943 entitled: “Nation, Rise Up, and Let the Storm Break Loose” by Joseph Goebbels, and is available online.
So who resembles the nazi’s now, the right or the left?
Who complains about conspiracies for a capitalist tyranny, the right, or the left?
Who rails against the Jews and wants boycotts, the right or the left?
By the way, the term ‘nazi’ stems from two letters, N and S, which stood for
National Socialist Party.
Hmmmmmmm………!
crab claw says
From time I started searching # Q anon on Twitter I keep getting banned and the ban they put in affect is a demand that they have to call my phone to confirm an when you try to do the confirm the call never goes through but they will send a text to that same phone if you password change then instantly demand you have to confirm again
mortimer says
What in the world is Pakistan’s CENSORSHIP-LOVING foreign minister doing at a Media Freedom Conference ????
Absurd !!!
Clearly, he is there to ENSURE that the CENSORSHIP CONTINUES and INCREASES!
Felipe Gastelum says
Go, Ezra, this stoic. We need to expose these aberrant miscreant, like PAKISTANI spineless cowards. Thank you, Rebel Media.
Barry Donnelly says
This is why many of us in Canada love Ezra and The Rebel !
gravenimage says
He is a true Canadian patriot!
CRUSADER says
ACT for CANADA , eh!
http://www.ACTforCanada.ca
Robert says
The Canadian “eh” is a question. Not a statement. So you would follow it with a question mark, not an explanation mark …eh?
CRUSADER says
When will you ACT, Robert?
There’s your question mark!
Wellington says
Kudos to Ezra Levant and shame first and foremost not to Pakistan because I expect NOTHING good or true from the Islamic world but rather to the UK for hosting this rightfully called Orwellian event.
The one thing worse than evil is facilitation of evil. Right now, the UK is a top “contender” in this regard as are modern communication outlets like Facebook and Twitter.
My God, what the hell has happened to Britain? To the West?
A West that does not realize how malevolent to the core Islam truly is is a West that is on its way to being the West no longer. The overwhelming majority of adult non-Muslims in the West should know this by now.
CRUSADER says
In this speech by Robert Spencer,
(minute marker 59:00 he speaks about how Islam is:
“tolerant” / “fair” / “balanced” et cetera….
while a massive muslim medina mouche manipulates a microphone….)
— ‘mahoomalaflooma, mouche matoottoo’ — the jihadi fly bug !!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22wS89hBZy8#action=share
Jayell says
What was that that the Pakistani minister said to Mr. Levant? “You want your sentiments to be respected”
Correct. That is Mr. Levant’s right in the free world. And that includes the right of expression of those sentiments, which can then be challenged in a court of law if they are slanderous or libellous. And if a properly-constituted court of law were to find Mr. Levant’s comments to be unsustainable according to the all relevant facts and the demands of the law, Mr Levant would have to desist or/and pay appropriate damages. That is how ‘freedom of expression’ works – by mutual respect within the law. The Pakistani minister clearly does not understand the ‘mutual’ part of that because he appears to presume the right to dictate what will or will not be respected, and he furthermore appears not to realise that in any case he has no rights of jurisdiction over anything outside Pakistan. The minister came across as an arrogant, pompous, ignorant, bigoted thug (to use Mr. Levant’s word, which is most appropriate since the concept of the ‘thug’ comes from the Indian Subcontinent).
Raja says
Jayell,
By the way, since when Islam has had mutual self respect for fellow humans? A Muslim is NEVER equal but superior to kafir is the premise it starts working on all its laws and or practices.
Mark Spahn (West Seneca, NY) says
I’m having trouble finding the Twitter feed of the Allah Is A Poopy-Head Foundation.
CRUSADER says
Poobah
It’s spelled
Poobah
Joe says
This is also very much a Twitter problem. In the opening sentences of this article Robert Spencer notes that he is banned in Pakistan. Therefore, Twitter has the ability to ban by country. Ezra Levant could be banned in Pakistan as well. Twitter prefers to send the notice rather than ban user from the country.
Since Twitter has this ability, they could simply offer it to users. Instead, they use it as a club to enforce Islam on users who don’t want to a Muslim in Pakistan.
Jack Dorsey, who is CEO of Twitter, is Buddhist. Why is he going to bat for supremacy of Islam?
The Turul says
Way to go Ezra. You warrior, you. I love you, you good thing!
carpediadem says
It is utterly ridiculous to rebuke the Pakistan Foreign minister.
He should be able to whine as much as he wants to Twitter, and Twitter should tell him that it is an American company operating according to American laws and that the PFM should go jump.
Ezra is wasting time here.
Twitter is the principal, the PFM is merely a secondary annoyance.
David B says
Totally agree. Ezra’s abusive and very personal attack on the Minister isn’t going to achieve anything except contempt. I was very disappointed with Ezra’s conduct on this occasion.
Giacomo Latta says
If this Pakistani poobah personally went crying to Twitter about remarks a Canadian made about Islam then why would a personal attack be out of place?
Kerry Wade says
As regards lebel or any other muslim – all you can expect from a pig is a grunt.
lebel says
Angemon will now explain to me that no one on jihadwatch is talking about ALL muslims. It’s all in my imagination.
Angemon says
“Angemon will now explain to me that no one on jihadwatch is talking about ALL muslims.”
I can’t do that, lebel – not since you let slip that, for you, all muslims are “radicalized”….
lebel says
You’re right, except for me no one on jihadwatch is talking about ALL muslims. It’s all my imagination or rather the strawman that I have carefully built.
Angemon says
Indeed, it is a strawman – either no one says something or, if one says, therefore ALL say. Now run along and go back to your bigotry…
Wellington says
I can only speak for myself, lebel, but I think many regulars here would agree with what I am about to state, i.e., not all Muslims are evil, though Islam is evil, but all Muslims are at least confused human beings. Similarly, not every Marxist I met or knew of was evil, though Marxism is evil, but every Marxist is at least very confused.
Again, lebel, it is the ideology that is paramount and when you are dealing with an evil ideology like Islam or Marxism, of course there will be many adherents that don’t fully understand or fully implement the tenets of the malevolent ideology in question, and thus are not personally wicked, but the ideology ALWAYS remains wicked.
As I have written to you before, it’s the ideology, stupid, and Islam is full of rotten stuff like death for apostasy and death or severe bodily punishment for criticizing or mocking Islam, the Koran or Mohammed. It is incompatible with liberty and no ally of equality under the law either. Respecting specifically the American Constitution, Islam is especially menacing to the First and Fourteenth Amendments which, respectively, guarantee freedom and equality under the law. Time is way overdue for your to grasp all this.
P.S. In your 4:45 P.M. comment from yesterday you posted a supposed direct quote from Angemon. Angemon responded at 7:26 P.M. and challenged you to provide the link to that quote of his and you did not. You know or should know that making claims, and most certainly direct quotations, must come with verification. So far you have failed here. You have failed often and in sundry ways when trying to defend Islam. Actually, I have NEVER come across a good defense of Islam just as I have never come across a good defense of Marxism or Nazism. Fitting but not surprising since all three of these ideologies are rotten to the core.
gravenimage says
+1
jewdog says
Twitter can defy a civilized person like Ezra but is too cowardly to stand up to the barbarian bullies demanding enforcement of Sharia blasphemy laws. And that’s the tragic story of the West today.
mortimer says
Agree with jd. Bullies take down the easy targets. But big tech and Pakistan are awaking a sleeping giant and filling him with a terrible resolve.
David B says
Personally, I was very disappointed at the aggression shown by Ezra.
How could he really expect a considered and reasonable response from his very personal attack on the Pakistani Minister?
Somewhat reminiscent of how aggressive Tommy Robinson has been at times towards Police Officers at times.
Few people win arguments with this approach.
Giacomo Latta says
I repeat,
If this Pakistani poobah personally went crying to Twitter about remarks a Canadian made about Islam then why would a personal attack be out of place?
gravenimage says
So the problem is Ezra Levant and Tommy Robinson’s standing up for freedom of speech?
mortimer says
The five CHICAGO PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION:
1) ongoing intellectual challenge,
2) rigorous questioning,
3) discourse,
4) argument, and
5) lack of deference.
The TWITTER PRINCIPLES:
1) Do not challenge Islam.
2) Do not challenge globalism.
3) Do not challenge our leftist oligarchy.
4) Show deference to our unelected censors.
Deb says
Amazing. I never saw any people standing up to Islamic leaders or dictators. I hope Ezra does not get killed or go to jail for this.
Arthur says
With the media so full of lies, Ezra Levant stands out as a truthful man. Love this guy!
lebel says
“Angemon, lebel has just admitted that he lies to promote Islam.”
Yes, in that case I was telling the truth. I am also telling the truth now.
My taqqiya skills are not what they used to be.
lebel says
“Yes, I know what Taqiyya and Kitman are, CRUSADER. lebel is practicing Taqiyya and kitman while sneering about their existence.”
Yes, it’s an advanced form of Taqqiya and Kitman ABOUT taqqiya and kitman.
gravenimage says
Will lebel say anything against pandering to Shari’ah crushing of freedom of speech? Don’t hold your breath…
CRUSADER says
When it’s lebel lebel lebel on the libel libel libel
you will lick it lick it lick it on the label label label
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fivBoHfgEs
Giacomo Latta says
One problem with Twitter, Facebook and the like is that, while they are all relatively new services, they all have their own niche in which they are a monopoly. There is no right-wing Twitter to go along with a left-wing Twitter plus a lame one, therefore there is a political fight for the hegemony of each service. Hopefully one day we can have a multitude of options. In the meantime we must fight to have access to these pieces of crap.
E T says
David B, Personally I was very disappointed at the aggressive shown by Amir Mushtag Kahn, the leader of the Pakistani Jamel-e Islami for saying “I will cut the tongue and eyes of those who want to end the blasphemy law”. Few people win arguments with this approach.
gravenimage says
Spot on, E T.