Several prominent Republicans aligned with President-elect Donald Trump say they are being silenced by billionaire Elon Musk on his social media platform, X, over their opposition to Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's support for the H-1B work visa.
Laura Loomer said Thursday that there was "full censorship of my account simply because I called out H1B visas. This is anti-American behavior by tech oligarchs. What happened to free speech?"
She also said her account verification badge was taken away and subscriptions to her account were deactivated after Musk "called me a troll today."
"All of our influencers have now lost verification status, as well as our own page," the Trump-supporting ConservativePAC posted on X.
"Our brand did nothing. We spoke out against HB1 visas and it appears that @elonmusk intentionally shut us down? Is this the new status quo from America's 'most free' social media platform?"
"My verification badge is now under review. Weird! Didn't change anything," New York Young Republican Club president Gavin Wax, another vocal critic of H-1B visas, posted on X.
"Insane that blue checks are being removed from accounts that have been vocal in their criticism of the H1B racket. Horrible look," Wax said in a separate post. "I've supported Elon and X. Anyone who was at the @NYYRC gala can attest that I dedicated a large portion of my speech to praising Elon. Sad!"
The H-1B work visa, a key program to attract international talent, has been criticized as too complicated and susceptible to abuse.
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