Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.Photo: Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via GettyGeorgia Rep.Marjorie Taylor Greene’s personal Twitter account has been permanently banned after she repeatedly violated the social network’s COVID-19 misinformation policy.Twitter took down Greene’s account Sunday after temporarily suspending her on three separate occasions last year, although it’s not clear what exactly she posted that warranted their most recent action. Her congressional account (@RepMGT) still remains active.“We permanently suspended the account you referenced (@mtgreenee) for repeated violations of our COVID-19 misinformation policy,” Twitter said in a statement. “We’ve been clear that, per our strike system for this policy, we will permanently suspend accounts for repeated violations of the policy.“A rep for Greene, 47, tells PEOPLE that her account was suspended over athreadthat claimed more than 18,000 people have died from the COVID-19 vaccine, citing the CDC’s Vaccine Adverse Reporting System (VAERS), which collects data on anyone who experienced an adverse event after being inoculated, not necessarily because of the vaccine. “Note that the inclusion of events in VAERS data does not infer causality,” VAERS notes in a disclaimer on theirwebsite.“Twitter is an enemy to America and can’t handle the truth. That’s fine, I’ll show America we don’t need them and it’s time to defeat our enemies,” Greene said in astatement.Twitter implemented theirCOVID-19 misleading information policylast March, with five or more violations resulting in a permanent suspension. Although a single strike will not incur action, the site locks accounts that repeatedly violate the policy.Greenereceived a seven-day suspensionin August after tweeting that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration “should not approve the covid vaccines,” which she claimed are “failing.“The Georgia Republican was previouslyblocked from tweetingfor 12 hours in July after she posted that COVID-19 is “not dangerous for non-obese people and those under 65” and compared the vaccine rollout to “human experimentation.“RELATED VIDEO: Matthew Coleman, Accused of Killing Kids Over QAnon Theories, Is Undergoing Psychological Evaluation in JailShe alsofaced an unrelated Twitter suspensionin January for platforming debunked theories about voter fraud in the presidential election.Greene, who hasamassed nearly $50,000 in finesfor not wearing a face mask on the House floor since taking office last January, previously became known forperpetuating baseless conspiracy theorieson social media, including the far-right “QAnon” claims.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.Photo: Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty
Georgia Rep.Marjorie Taylor Greene’s personal Twitter account has been permanently banned after she repeatedly violated the social network’s COVID-19 misinformation policy.Twitter took down Greene’s account Sunday after temporarily suspending her on three separate occasions last year, although it’s not clear what exactly she posted that warranted their most recent action. Her congressional account (@RepMGT) still remains active.“We permanently suspended the account you referenced (@mtgreenee) for repeated violations of our COVID-19 misinformation policy,” Twitter said in a statement. “We’ve been clear that, per our strike system for this policy, we will permanently suspend accounts for repeated violations of the policy.“A rep for Greene, 47, tells PEOPLE that her account was suspended over athreadthat claimed more than 18,000 people have died from the COVID-19 vaccine, citing the CDC’s Vaccine Adverse Reporting System (VAERS), which collects data on anyone who experienced an adverse event after being inoculated, not necessarily because of the vaccine. “Note that the inclusion of events in VAERS data does not infer causality,” VAERS notes in a disclaimer on theirwebsite.“Twitter is an enemy to America and can’t handle the truth. That’s fine, I’ll show America we don’t need them and it’s time to defeat our enemies,” Greene said in astatement.Twitter implemented theirCOVID-19 misleading information policylast March, with five or more violations resulting in a permanent suspension. Although a single strike will not incur action, the site locks accounts that repeatedly violate the policy.Greenereceived a seven-day suspensionin August after tweeting that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration “should not approve the covid vaccines,” which she claimed are “failing.“The Georgia Republican was previouslyblocked from tweetingfor 12 hours in July after she posted that COVID-19 is “not dangerous for non-obese people and those under 65” and compared the vaccine rollout to “human experimentation.“RELATED VIDEO: Matthew Coleman, Accused of Killing Kids Over QAnon Theories, Is Undergoing Psychological Evaluation in JailShe alsofaced an unrelated Twitter suspensionin January for platforming debunked theories about voter fraud in the presidential election.Greene, who hasamassed nearly $50,000 in finesfor not wearing a face mask on the House floor since taking office last January, previously became known forperpetuating baseless conspiracy theorieson social media, including the far-right “QAnon” claims.
Georgia Rep.Marjorie Taylor Greene’s personal Twitter account has been permanently banned after she repeatedly violated the social network’s COVID-19 misinformation policy.
Twitter took down Greene’s account Sunday after temporarily suspending her on three separate occasions last year, although it’s not clear what exactly she posted that warranted their most recent action. Her congressional account (@RepMGT) still remains active.
“We permanently suspended the account you referenced (@mtgreenee) for repeated violations of our COVID-19 misinformation policy,” Twitter said in a statement. “We’ve been clear that, per our strike system for this policy, we will permanently suspend accounts for repeated violations of the policy.“
A rep for Greene, 47, tells PEOPLE that her account was suspended over athreadthat claimed more than 18,000 people have died from the COVID-19 vaccine, citing the CDC’s Vaccine Adverse Reporting System (VAERS), which collects data on anyone who experienced an adverse event after being inoculated, not necessarily because of the vaccine. “Note that the inclusion of events in VAERS data does not infer causality,” VAERS notes in a disclaimer on theirwebsite.
“Twitter is an enemy to America and can’t handle the truth. That’s fine, I’ll show America we don’t need them and it’s time to defeat our enemies,” Greene said in astatement.
Twitter implemented theirCOVID-19 misleading information policylast March, with five or more violations resulting in a permanent suspension. Although a single strike will not incur action, the site locks accounts that repeatedly violate the policy.
Greenereceived a seven-day suspensionin August after tweeting that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration “should not approve the covid vaccines,” which she claimed are “failing.”
The Georgia Republican was previouslyblocked from tweetingfor 12 hours in July after she posted that COVID-19 is “not dangerous for non-obese people and those under 65” and compared the vaccine rollout to “human experimentation.”
RELATED VIDEO: Matthew Coleman, Accused of Killing Kids Over QAnon Theories, Is Undergoing Psychological Evaluation in Jail
She alsofaced an unrelated Twitter suspensionin January for platforming debunked theories about voter fraud in the presidential election.
Greene, who hasamassed nearly $50,000 in finesfor not wearing a face mask on the House floor since taking office last January, previously became known forperpetuating baseless conspiracy theorieson social media, including the far-right “QAnon” claims.
source: people.com
