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16 Mayo 2021 

Spanish politician temporarily suspended by Twitter after saying 'a man cannot get pregnant'

16 de mayo de 2021 por Lucas Manfredi

Francisco José Contreras, deputy to Spain's far-right Vox Party, was locked out of his Twitter account for 12 hours last week after saying "a man cannot get pregnant" because they have "no uterus or eggs."

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Contreras' comments were in response to an article he shared on the social media platform about a transgender male who announced they were a father after giving birth to a baby girl. 

Contreras said in a Facebook post on May 11 that he had received a message from Twitter which informed him that he had violated its policies on "hate speech" for the remarks." 

"The hateful tweet (which I was forced to delete) was one that said: ′′A man cannot get pregnant. A man has no womb or eggs"," Contreras wrote in response to the move. "You can see this is already fascist biology. Next time I'll try 2 + 2 = 4."

According to Twitter, Contreras violated its policy against material that threatens, harasses, or fosters violence against other people on the basis of their race, ethnic origin, nationality, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religion, age, disability or disease. 

"Keep in mind that repeated defaults may lead to permanent suspension of your account," Twitter warned. "Go to Twitter now to fix the problem with your account."

Contreras' supporters have started #AManCannotBePregnant in response to Twitter's decision. 

"We will not yield to Twitter imposing a twisted (and anthropologically wrong) worldview," Contreras told LifeSite News. "We will continue to speak the truth about human nature. Biological truth should not be regarded as ‘hate speech’. It’s biology, not bigotry."

This is not the first time that content from the Vox Party has been flagged. 

According to Spanish publication Counting Stars, Twitter disabled the official Vox party account for 24 hours during the country's election in January, after the group claimed that high crime rates were tied to North African immigrants.

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Un político español es suspendido temporalmente por Twitter tras decir que "un hombre no puede quedarse embarazado

Twitter dijo a Contreras que sus comentarios violaban las políticas de la plataforma sobre "discurso de odio”

Francisco José Contreras, diputado del partido español de extrema derecha Vox, fue bloqueado de su cuenta de Twitter durante 12 horas la semana pasada después de decir que "un hombre no puede quedarse embarazado" porque no tienen "útero ni óvulos".

Los comentarios de Contreras fueron en respuesta a un artículo que compartió en la plataforma de medios sociales sobre un hombre transgénero que anunció que era padre después de dar a luz a una niña. 

Contreras dijo en un post de Facebook el 11 de mayo que había recibido un mensaje de Twitter en el que se le informaba de que había violado sus políticas sobre "discurso de odio" por los comentarios." 

"El tuit de odio (que me vi obligado a borrar) era uno que decía: ′′Un hombre no puede quedarse embarazado. Un hombre no tiene útero ni óvulos", escribió Contreras en respuesta al movimiento. "Se ve que esto ya es biología fascista. La próxima vez probaré con 2 + 2 = 4".

Según Twitter, Contreras violó su política contra el material que amenaza, acosa o fomenta la violencia contra otras personas por su raza, origen étnico, nacionalidad, orientación sexual, género, identidad de género, religión, edad, discapacidad o enfermedad. 

"Ten en cuenta que los incumplimientos reiterados pueden llevar a la suspensión permanente de tu cuenta", advirtió Twitter. "Acude a Twitter ahora para solucionar el problema de tu cuenta".

Un portavoz de Twitter declinó hacer comentarios.

Los seguidores de Contreras han puesto en marcha #AManCannotBePregnant en respuesta a la decisión de Twitter. 

"No vamos a ceder a que Twitter imponga una visión del mundo retorcida (y antropológicamente errónea)", dijo Contreras a LifeSite News. "Seguiremos diciendo la verdad sobre la naturaleza humana. La verdad biológica no debe ser considerada como 'discurso de odio'. Es biología, no fanatismo".

No es la primera vez que se señalan contenidos del partido Vox. 

Según la publicación española Counting Stars, Twitter desactivó la cuenta oficial del partido Vox durante 24 horas durante las elecciones del país en enero, después de que el grupo afirmara que los altos índices de criminalidad estaban vinculados a los inmigrantes norteafricanos.

16 Junio 2021 

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott attends a briefing in Orange, Texas, on Aug. 29, 2020. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)

Texas Governor Signs Bill to Make Electoral Fraud Second-Degree Felony

9 de junio de 2021 por Li Hai

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law last week that makes intentionally altering ballots or election reports a second-degree felony, which is punishable by up to 20 years in jail.

The bill, HB 574 (pdf), specifies that “knowingly or intentionally” counting invalid votes or refusing to count valid votes, or altering the report to include invalid votes or exclude valid votes, is a second-degree felony offense. The Act goes into effect on Sept. 1.

According to the Texas Penal Code, the punishment for a second-degree felony is jail time no more than 20 years or less than two years, with an optional fine of up to $10,000.

Previously, it was a Class A misdemeanor to intentionally make a vote cast under false pretenses or provide misleading statements or representation on election-related documents, which is punishable by up to one year in jail with an optional fine of up to $4,000.

People cast their ballots at a polling location in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 13, 2020. (Sergio Flores/Getty Images)

Abbott didn’t make any comments about signing the law, but said last month that election integrity legislation is one of the current sessions’ “must-pass emergency items.”

Supporters of the bill said it would protect the integrity of elections and give prosecutors more tools to enforce the law.

Opponents argued that the bill could create a chilling effect among individuals seeking to be election workers by “threatening serious criminal penalties over genuine disagreements on the validity of evaluated ballots,” according to the state House research organization report (pdf).

The Republican-led legislature has passed a series of election-related bills and delivered them to Abbott’s desk for signature.

One of them, HB 2283 (pdf), which was delivered to Abbott on May 31, prohibits county election officials from accepting a donation over $1,000 or using the donation to administer elections.

The bill was introduced in response to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s roughly $400 million donations for elections to counties nationwide, the Center Square reported.

Another, SB 598 (pdf), was sent to Abbott on June 1. The bill requires voting machines used in elections to be auditable. It further requires voting systems to be disconnected to any external networks, including the internet. It also requires risk-limiting audits of certain election results and requires the secretary of state to conduct an audit pilot program.

A voter, right, shows his identification to a Harris County election clerk before voting in Houston, Texas, on July 14, 2020. (David J. Phillip/AP Photo)

On May 27, SB 1111 (pdf) was sent to Abbott’s desk. That bill prohibits a person from establishing residence with the intention to influence an election, and a voter can only register the physical dwelling place as the voter’s address, not PO box’s or similar location.

Then on May 29, SB 1113 (pdf) was sent to the governor. The bill requires the registrar to timely approve, change, or cancel a voter’s registration under applicable law. Otherwise, the secretary of state may withhold funding from election officials.

And on May 30, a comprehensive election reform bill, SB 7, failed to pass the House when House Democrats staged a walkout to break the quorum needed that night.

SB 7 (pdf) gives more power to poll watchers by granting them more access inside polling areas while creating new penalties against election officials who restrict poll watchers’ movements. The proposal would also allow a judge to void the outcome of an election if the number of fraudulent votes could change the result.

The bill also specifies that officials who send mail-in ballots to people who didn’t request them could also face criminal penalties.

Abbott called Democrat lawmakers’ walkout “deeply disappointing and concerning.” He said he would veto legislature funding and call a special session to revisit the bill.