X trying to block transfer of platform's InfoWars accounts to The Onion

[prmph]

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/27/x-twitter-trying-to-block-transfer-of-platforms-infowars-accounts-to-the-onion

[mato]

Does anyone know of a precedent for this? I've never heard of a social (or other) network claiming to own account identifiers, then again I don't read their ToS with a magnifying glass either.

[grahamj]

If X owns the accounts then it shouldn't get Section 230 protection for them.

[paulpauper]

Couldn't Musk just suspend the account for some (fake) TOS violation so no one gets a useable account?