{"id":15356,"date":"2022-07-15T12:10:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T12:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=15356"},"modified":"2022-07-15T12:10:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T12:10:36","slug":"why-was-dave-portnoy-banned-from-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-was-dave-portnoy-banned-from-twitter","title":{"rendered":"Why Was Dave Portnoy Banned From Twitter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a035603c5f27\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a035603c5f27\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a035603c5f27\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-was-dave-portnoy-banned-from-twitter\/#Why_Was_Dave_Portnoy_Banned_From_Twitter\" title=\"Why Was Dave Portnoy Banned From Twitter?\">Why Was Dave Portnoy Banned From Twitter?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-was-dave-portnoy-banned-from-twitter\/#Barstool_founder_dave_portnoy_is_banned_from_NFL_games\" title=\"Barstool founder dave portnoy is banned from NFL games\">Barstool founder dave portnoy is banned from NFL games<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-was-dave-portnoy-banned-from-twitter\/#Hes_back_on_twitter\" title=\"He&#8217;s back on twitter\">He&#8217;s back on twitter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-was-dave-portnoy-banned-from-twitter\/#He_denies_allegations_of_nonconsensual_sex_encounters_with_women\" title=\"He denies allegations of nonconsensual sex encounters with women\">He denies allegations of nonconsensual sex encounters with women<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-was-dave-portnoy-banned-from-twitter\/#He_violated_Twitters_rules\" title=\"He violated Twitter&#8217;s rules\">He violated Twitter&#8217;s rules<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-was-dave-portnoy-banned-from-twitter\/#Roger_Goodells_comments_about_him\" title=\"Roger Goodell&#8217;s comments about him\">Roger Goodell&#8217;s comments about him<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Was_Dave_Portnoy_Banned_From_Twitter\"><\/span>Why Was Dave Portnoy Banned From Twitter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/b51h1Ri.jpg\" alt=\"why was dave portnoy banned from twitter\" style=\"width:auto; max-height:285px; max-width:33% margin:0px 10px; height:auto;\">  <\/p>\n<p>If you have been following sports news, you have probably heard about Barstool founder Dave Portnoy being banned from attending NFL games. Now he&#8217;s back on Twitter. Why? Portnoy is adamantly defiant about the allegations of nonconsensual sexual encounters with women. He has not been banned from Twitter, however, because of violations of its rules.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barstool_founder_dave_portnoy_is_banned_from_NFL_games\"><\/span>Barstool founder dave portnoy is banned from NFL games<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The NFL has banned Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy from attending games for the next two years. Portnoy, who founded the site in 2009, has a long history of clashing with the league. In 2015, he was arrested and thrown out of NFL headquarters while protesting Tom Brady&#8217;s suspension in &#8220;Deflategate.&#8221; In January of 2019, he was dragged out of a Super Bowl halftime show.<\/p>\n<p>While testifying before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Commissioner Goodell was asked about his decision to ban Portnoy from attending NFL games. Rep. Jim Jordan pressed Goodell on why Portnoy is banned and pressed him on the First Amendment. Portnoy was baffled, but did not give up hope. He continued to engage in a public feud with Goodell on Twitter.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hes_back_on_twitter\"><\/span>He&#8217;s back on twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy is back on Twitter a little more than a week after his account was temporarily suspended due to a ban. In an Instagram post, he described an email exchange with an editor at Business Insider. During the email exchange, a staff member at Barstool asked the editor to be on the podcast they were producing, but Carlson declined. Portnoy is back online, but it is unclear how long his Twitter ban will last.<\/p>\n<p>The suspension followed an Insider article reporting allegations of violent sexual relations with women. The three women who came forward with their stories alleged that Portnoy had inappropriate contact with them. Although the women remain anonymous, the author has denied all allegations. In a subsequent appearance on CNN&#8217;s Tucker Carlson Tonight, Portnoy defended himself and claimed the articles were nothing but conspiracy theories.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"He_denies_allegations_of_nonconsensual_sex_encounters_with_women\"><\/span>He denies allegations of nonconsensual sex encounters with women<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In a recent Insider article, professional hockey player Dave Portnoy denied allegations of having nonconsensual sex encounter with women. The story quotes three women who describe their sex experiences as humiliating and frightening. Two of the women claimed that Portnoy choked them while filming them without their consent. However, Portnoy has denied the allegations and has never been criminally charged with a sexual encounter.<\/p>\n<p>The NHL star also denied the claims made by the women who accuse him of rape. The article also included the description of a woman who attempted to run away after being sexually assaulted by Portnoy. This sex-related story took eight months to publish, and it&#8217;s unclear whether Portnoy&#8217;s denials are true.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"He_violated_Twitters_rules\"><\/span>He violated Twitter&#8217;s rules<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While the exact reason why Portnoy was banned from Twitter is unclear, his suspension could be a result of a violation of the site&#8217;s rules. Twitter does not allow users to publish private information or non-consensual nudity, which is why many Twitter users speculate that Portnoy was targeted. A screenshot of Portnoy&#8217;s email correspondence with Business Insider editor-in-chief Nicholas Carlson was posted on Twitter. Portnoy, however, was not banned from Twitter because of the tweet, but rather because he tagged the editor-in-chief of Business Insider.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to being banned from Twitter, Portnoy has also been banned from its Messenger service. Unlike most Twitter users, Portnoy was banned from Twitter for 12 hours following an email exchange with an editor at Business Insider. Business Insider has written several articles about the media company. Additionally, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been calling for civil war in her latest tweet. In a poll of her 448,300 followers, she asked them to choose between three options: a nuclear war, a civil war, or a peaceful solution.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Roger_Goodells_comments_about_him\"><\/span>Roger Goodell&#8217;s comments about him<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The NFL commissioner has a beef with Barstool founder Dave Portnoy. Portnoy, who has a history of protesting at NFL headquarters, was banned from watching games in 2015 and physically removed from the Super Bowl in 2020. Goodell denied knowing about Portnoy&#8217;s ban, and now he&#8217;s calling for the NFL to sack him. But Goodell claims he&#8217;s unaware of the ban because Portnoy won a Super Bowl auction and was unable to attend the game.<\/p>\n<p>While Goodell might not have been aware of Portnoy&#8217;s ban, he is certainly aware of the situation. But his pathetic response isn&#8217;t going down well with fans or Portnoy. 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