Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Thursday claimed her posts are being censored on the social media platform X after a content warning was attached to a video of her message to transgender rights activists.
“Now my posts are being *censored* by @X ?! @elonmusk Did you see this? I’d like to have a word. Women standing up for themselves is not hateful conduct. It’s not hate speech,” she wrote on X Thursday evening.
A man’s mental health issue isn’t my problem. Keep men’s balls out of women’s stalls. #HoldTheLine,” she continued, adding later, “Free speech should be free…”
Attached to the post was a screenshot of her recent video post with the content tag underneath: “Visibility limited: this Post may violate X’s rules against Hateful Conduct.” The tag leads to X’s Help Center page, which lays out the platform’s enforcement actions it may take on content suspected of going against its rules.
The video, posted by Mace earlier in the day, features the South Carolina Republican speaking to the camera with a bullhorn outside of a police station.
Mace mocked the group of about 15 transgender rights activists who were arrested in the Capitol for protesting the bathroom ban established last month by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana).
Johnson’s policy bans transgender women from using bathrooms in the Capitol that match their gender identity.
It came days after Mace introduced a bill that would ban trans women from Capitol restrooms, a response to the recent election of Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-Del.), who will be the first openly transgender person in Congress.
Mace is among several conservatives who have claimed social media platforms are censoring their content and viewpoints.
Elon Musk purchased X, then called Twitter, in 2022, and has rolled back various content moderation policies in the wake of these concerns over free speech.
He often touts the platform as a haven of free speech since he took over, though many on the left have since accused the tech billionaire of setting the algorithm to boost his own content and that of other right-leaning users.
Tens of thousands of users have left the platform shortly after President-elect Trump’s victory last month, citing a “toxic” or “disturbing” environment and pointing the finger at Musk’s leadership and promotion of certain political stances.
Mace came under harsh scrutiny from the left over her proposal and told NewsNation last month she received death threats amid the backlash. She said the bill stems from her concerns over who can access single-sex facilities as a survivor of sexual assault and rape.
NewsNation is owned by Nexstar Media Group, which also owns The Hill.
The Hill reached out to X for comment.
