Calm down, everybody — Rob Schneider’s X account hasn’t been deleted or deactivated, as reported by Newsweek. The volatile feed is back in place, but with an important new wrinkle: Schneider’s rants on vaccinations, the Kennedy assassination and “leftist violence” are behind an opaque curtain. “These posts are protected,” reads his feed. In other words, Schneider has canceled himself — at least among those he hasn’t personally approved for private access.
Yesterday, however, fans were convinced someone was out to get the former Saturday Night Live cast member.
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“Did Rob Schneider leave X or get banned??” exclaimed Chief Nerd.
“No one should be banned for sharing truth,” warned Erin Elizabeth Health Nut News.
“Free Rob Schneider,” was the rallying cry from Being Libertarian.
But as it turns out, Schneider wasn’t banned at all. A post from someone claiming to be the comedian’s pal (with a picture to prove it!) let everyone know that Schneider was having trouble accessing his account. She asked the Twitter/X Gods to intervene, and based on the feed’s reemergence, the prayers were answered.
Just in case anyone had funny ideas, Schneider’s friend assured everyone that the problem was “not Elon’s fault.”
The reappearance of x.com/robschneider does suggest another mystery, however. Did a flaw in the X architecture accidentally lock Schneider out of his own account? Or did some nefarious agent hack the comedian’s login information? Based on the X fights Schneider regularly picks over COVID, immigration and organic crops, he’s made enough enemies to provoke someone into mischief.
If losing his account was due to a bad actor, that would explain why Schneider is hiding his tweets for now, and possibly forever. If he only shares his views with like-minded sycophants, then his posts can’t provoke agitators into action. On the other hand, poking his political opposites seems to be the entire point of Schneider’s account. He’s a prolific poster, seemingly eager for attention.
Could Schneider’s “problem” be a self-inflicted wound? If so, it worked. Newsweek hadn’t devoted digital ink to Schneider since Cher’s hair blocked his view at SNL50.
While we wait for Schneider’s return to public rants, he’s provided some comic irony at the top of his protected feed. “ORDER My New Book on Free Speech, ‘You Can Do It: Speak Your Mind America!’” blares his bio.
For now, the guy who’s telling everyone to speak their mind is shutting the door on his own.
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