Republican Representative of Georgia Marjorie Taylor Green Suspended Twitter 12 hours on Monday night. The ban came after she made controversial comments about the COVID-19 vaccine.
Last weekend, in a post she shared on Twitter, she claimed that COVID-19 was “not dangerous to people under 65 who are not obese” and that the vaccine was “controversial”. Her comment was in response to a tweet by Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky, who said that the military is considering compulsory vaccinations for military personnel.
Twitter claimed that Green’s tweets contained misinformation and suspended her from the platform until Tuesday.
“We have taken enforcement actions against the @mtgreenee account that violate Twitter’s rules, especially the COVID-19 misleading information policy,” a Twitter spokesperson said, according to New York Times.
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In March, Twitter issued new penalties. If users try to spread information about COVID-19, they will face these penalties.
“We have observed persistent conspiracy theories, alarmist remarks without research or credible reporting, and various unsubstantiated rumors. These have no background and can prevent the public from making informed decisions about their health and make Individuals, families, and communities at risk,” the company said in its policy against sharing COVID-19 misinformation.
The statement continued: “Those who violate this policy will be punished by an escalating penalty called a strike. If they repeatedly share incorrect information about the virus, they may face a permanent injunction.”
“The 12-hour ban, like what Ms. Green is experiencing, is Twitter’s response to users who strike two or three times. After four strikes, Twitter suspended users for 7 days. After five strikes, Twitter completely banned users. “The Twitter spokesperson said.
Green recently encountered strong opposition after expressing his interest in being appointed to the Congressional Riot Committee.She claimed that she would be a good candidate to fight the Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi.
“This Republicans The J6 committee should be the strongest fighters who will stand Pelosi’s Witch Hunt 2.0 and defend President Trump, Republicans who oppose J6 protesters, and political abuse of J6 protesters,” Georgia The state representative tweeted.
Green also promoted the former president Donald TrumpBaseless voter fraud accusations that Biden did not win Georgia in the 2020 presidential election.
“Georgia was stolen. I know President Trump won. We don’t even believe that Biden won Georgia,” she said. “I insist that I know it is true that President Trump won our state. I am proud to say it, I will say it over and over again. They laugh at me, laugh at me for me, they always Make fun of me on every level, I just don’t care.”
Last week, President Biden stated that misinformation about COVID-19 on social media sites is “killing”.After receiving the pushback Facebook, Biden clarified his statement on Monday, blaming the user rather than the platform.
“Someone pointed out that 60% of all misinformation on Facebook came from 12 people…. Facebook did not kill people, these 12 people provided wrong information there… are killing people,” Biden is quoting anti-digital hatred Said in a report from the center.
