"I said "speech infringements" because there is, in fact, a whole spectrum of actions at play ranging from minor, such as the deletion of a comment to outright banning."

Right, but it's not an "infringement" when Facebook or GoFundMe kicks someone out for pissing in the pool. Your description was straightforwardly wrong.

"Anti-imperialist website Mint Press News has had its TikTok account deleted without warning or explanation. This comes after it had previously between de-platformed from PayPal and had its money withheld, with apparent involvement from the US and British governments."

The weasel words "apparent involvement" are doing a lot of work here. Also, this quote emphasizes their "anti-imperialist" stance (ironic since the US and Britain aren't imperialist anymore), but conveniently ignores that they run apologetics for Russia, one of the few nations actively engaging in imperialism in the 21st century.

"So I was really addressing the broader picture - which is not "bullshit." It's actually happening, as Taibbi's extensive reporting on these matters reveals."

I'm sorry, but I *have* been in the weeds (I've been subscribed and reading this substack practically since it launched), and it is almost entirely bullshit, spin, and fabrication. If you just read everything uncritically, it's easy to follow along with the narrative... as soon as you start asking questions like "does this email really mean what Matt claims it does?", you realize that you're relying entirely on the honesty of the author to vouch for the validity of the worldview he presents.

The thing is, Matt has every incentive in the universe to shred the credibility of mainstream media and Democrats: practically his entire audience are right-wingers at this point, and the remainder are almost entirely the kind of "left-wingers" who find crackpots like RFK Jr. and Alex Berenson credible. Moreover, he was essentially ejected from mainstream media because of his coverage of the Trump/Russia investigation and fiasco, so you'd be hard-pressed to find someone less credibly objective on issues like these.

"Anyone who cares about ensuring a free marketplace of ideas should be alarmed at this state of affairs."

Bullshit. Anyone who cares about ensuring a free marketplace of ideas should be overjoyed to see propaganda-spewing rags like Mint Press and Grayzone deamplified and publicly shamed. Disinformation is a censorship tool, whether you or Matt Taibbi realize it or not.