X has once again added a label to my account warning that my reach may be limited. The problem is, my reach was already close to zero before the label appeared.
My posts typically reach somewhere between 0 and 20 people. There are no likes, no comments, and no shares. Even paid promotions result in little to no visible engagement. Now I’m being told my reach may be reduced further.
Reduced from what, exactly?
I’ve been exposing media bias and documenting stories the mainstream media refuses to cover for nearly 20 years on my own website exposethemedia.com. I was doing this long before it was fashionable, profitable, or publicly encouraged. And for that entire time, I’ve faced censorship, bans, and throttling across platforms.
Labels that reduce visibility undermine claims of free speech. They suppress voices.
If this is how “citizen journalism” operates in practice, the labels are more revealing than the promises.