X removed links from the hacked dossier of JD Vance after a warning from Trump's campaign.
The rules are meant to be ignored or applied as needed.
Donald Trump's presidential campaign requested that X stop circulating links to a story containing the hacked dossier of vice presidential candidate JD Vance, before the platform decided to block them. X justified this action by citing its "rules on the publication of unredacted personal information," which led to the suspension of the journalist who first revealed the dossier.
This course of action is notably different from the steps taken by Elon Musk two years ago when he criticized Twitter for its decision to suppress a 2020 story related to Hunter Biden's laptop. At that time, Musk called the decision "a violation of the First Amendment of the Constitution" and provided internal documents about the decision to certain journalists, resulting in the disclosure of information about those involved.
Despite his reputation as a "free speech absolutist," Musk's stance has been ambiguous. He has shown a strong interest in supporting Trump's reelection, who has commented on several occasions about the possibility of assigning Musk a significant role in his administration.
