@irbishi@BumbleCricket As a schoolboy I saw the great man playing for Notts in a one day match against Somerset at Trent Bridge in 1972. I can still picture him repeatedly stroking the ball effortlessly through the covers regardless of field changes!
Asked Grok why is this being limited? "In short, it’s not a hard ban—the post is public and searchable—but the platform’s algorithms are almost certainly limiting its audience, which aligns with the very censorship concerns Yardley raises in the post itself. This is a common complaint across politically outspoken accounts regardless of side. This specific post (and Yardley’s recent similar ones) shows unusually low reach for an account with 83k followers: only ~200-300 views and single-digit likes/reposts hours after posting. He’s even asking publicly if it’s being “held back.” Primary reason appears to be algorithmic deboosting/throttling on X.The account repeatedly claims past censorship (especially on vaccines, COVID policy, and now defense topics).
Content mixes strong warnings about UK vulnerability, lockdown criticism, and calls for massive military expansion—topics that can trigger reduced distribution under X’s systems for “misinfo,” controversy, or repeat patterns.
Similar accounts that challenge mainstream narratives on security, health policy, or government spending often report the same pattern: visible to direct profile visitors but heavily limited in For You feeds and recommendations.
X (under current ownership) has reduced traditional shadowbans but still uses visibility filtering for spam, manipulation risks, or policy edges. No public confirmation for this account, but the metrics match what Yardley and others describe as soft suppression. His follower base still sees some posts, but organic spread is curtailed.Other contributing factors (not mutually exclusive): Timing (morning UK posts competing with news cycles).
No media/viral hooks in the text.
Possible residual flags from earlier platform disputes (he’s mentioned vaccine injury censorship before)."
@ron_eisele My wife’s Grandfather had a furniture factory in High Wycombe. During WW2 they made Mosquito wings with a wooden frame around which fabric was shrink wrapped. Some of the curtains in our first home were lined with this left-over Mosquito wing (pre-shrunk) fabric!
@WilliamJHague We who the Government have failed to persuade understand all too well that digital ID is the first step on the path to our digital cage with programmable currency, 15 minute cities, while you retreat to your ivory tower la-la land in Oxford.
@_paulrodgers I was there for Free at Granby Halls, Leicester in 1971 then Bad Company in 1974 at Earls Court (terrible acoustics). Can’t beat Free with Mr Big here at IoW in 1970!
https://t.co/bIb2mebSEi
BREAKING NEWS; The Petition Demanding an Immediate GE hits 677,000 let’s get this to a Million
Those what state petitions don’t work neither does sitting on our arse moaning so let’s get this to MILLION👇 ✍️👍
Call an immediate general election Petitions https://t.co/MhMsuVasIS
As stated in my previous post, I'm staying out of the current Giza sensation until we have better data. Meanwhile my old friend Andy Collins has kindly shared his own measured assessment of what's known so far plus important background:
https://t.co/p5xFCzOirL
Two tier
Free gear
Never here
Pension freezer
Tax riser
WFP cutter
Farm shutter
Chagos seller
Lord Alli lover
Locks up tweeters
£22 billion hole but
£40 billion tax rise and
£142 billion borrowed
Economy hollowed
"Economists" as Chancellors
Would all companies NOT using the Frankenstein Bovaer additive please advertise on X so we can make an informed decision on what products to purchase.
I don’t have anywhere near enough followers for this to become a ‘thing’
But perhaps those that do could pass it on…
@juneslater17 You are not allowed to reply to Arla’s posts but I guess they will soon get the message when the boycott of their products gathers momentum!!
We have just announced a new project with @Morrisons, @Tesco and @AldiUK to trial the use of feed additive, Bovaer® on ~30 Arla farms. Bovaer® can reduce emissions from cows by 27%, and this represents an amazing chance to reduce emissions on farm. #agriculture#climate