X Restricts User Accounts For Engaging With David Hundeyin’s Posts
Confidence UbaniSeptember 17, 20241 Mins read1.1k 
Users on X (formerly Twitter) are reporting that their accounts have been placed under restrictions after engaging with posts by Nigerian journalist and West Africa Weekly Founder, David Hundeyin. Some users have stated that simply liking or reposting his content—specifically his critiques on American foreign policy in Africa—has led to warning labels on their profiles. One user noted that despite only posting educational content, their account received a label.
“Just for liking your posts on western manipulation of events in Africa has put a label on my account! Guys, check out my profile, I post nothing short of education. This is shocking”, he said.
Some users have noted that some of his posts are entirely hidden by X, and only visible to those who have opted to receive notifications whenever he posts. Others have reported being unable to quote his posts, which have witnessed an unusually sharp visibility and engagement decline over the past few days due to deliberate algorithmic suppression by the platform.
The imposition of restrictions and enhanced algorithmic content suppression comes a day after Hundeyin’s appearance on RT International, where he discussed U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s efforts to curb non-U.S.-aligned media. In another development, social media giant Meta, earlier today suspended the accounts of African Stream, a pan-African digital media organization. This occurred a day after YouTube removed African Stream’s YouTube channel without providing an explanation.
These events come days after Blinken publicly accused African Stream of being secretly run by Russian state broadcaster RT to covertly push pro-Russian content in Africa. These bans appear to be part of a broader crackdown by American-headquartered platforms on independent non-Western narratives, which the U.S. State Department claims are influenced by Russian foreign intelligence.
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