{"id":51044,"date":"2022-07-31T21:44:22","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T21:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=51044"},"modified":"2022-07-31T21:44:27","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T21:44:27","slug":"why-was-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-banned-from-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-was-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-banned-from-twitter","title":{"rendered":"Why Was Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene 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-69fcc1e31a4bd\" 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-69fcc1e31a4bd\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fcc1e31a4bd\" ><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-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-banned-from-twitter\/#Why_Was_Rep_Marjorie_Taylor_Greene_Banned_From_Twitter\" title=\"Why Was Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene Banned From Twitter?\">Why Was Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene 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-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-banned-from-twitter\/#Rep_Marjorie_Taylor_Greenes_twitter_account_suspended\" title=\"Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene&#8217;s twitter account suspended\">Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene&#8217;s twitter account suspended<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-was-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-banned-from-twitter\/#Violations_of_Twitters_COVID-19_misinformation_policy\" title=\"Violations of Twitter&#8217;s COVID-19 misinformation policy\">Violations of Twitter&#8217;s COVID-19 misinformation policy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-was-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-banned-from-twitter\/#Impact_of_ban_on_her_engagement_on_other_platforms\" title=\"Impact of ban on her engagement on other platforms\">Impact of ban on her engagement on other platforms<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Was_Rep_Marjorie_Taylor_Greene_Banned_From_Twitter\"><\/span>Why Was Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene Banned From Twitter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"why was marjorie taylor greene banned from twitter\" align=\"left\" style=\"max-height:396px; height:auto; max-width:32% margin:0px 10px; width:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/soPn9LS.jpg\">  <\/p>\n<p>The question of why was Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene banned from Twitter has been widely debated. The ban was based on alleged violations of Twitter&#8217;s COVID-19 misinformation policy. This article aims to shed some light on what Twitter&#8217;s decision means for her engagement on other platforms. Here, we&#8217;ll examine what the policy says and how the ban may have affected her personal account.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rep_Marjorie_Taylor_Greenes_twitter_account_suspended\"><\/span>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene&#8217;s twitter account suspended<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene&#8217;s Twitter account has been suspended after she posted comments encouraging violence against Democrats. While Greene is not the only member of Congress who has sparked controversy in the past, her controversial and inflammatory remarks have been widely condemned by conservatives and many Democratic Party members. The 230-199 vote was cast by all Democrats, with 11 Republicans voting with them. Greene was stripped of her committee assignments in February. Since then, she has been constantly stirring up controversy with her inflammatory commentary, which included supporting racist views and unfounded pro-Donald Trump conspiracy theories. The tweets even called for violence against Democrats and the media.<\/p>\n<p>The tweets were posted to a private account, which Twitter has now suspended permanently. The tweets contained inflammatory content and promoted hate speech. Rep. Greene&#8217;s personal Twitter account had over 460,000 followers when it was suspended, but she can still access her official congressional account, which has 387,000 followers. The suspended personal account could be banned for violating Twitter&#8217;s rules on misinformation. Additionally, US lawmakers are required to maintain separate accounts on social media, which means they are prohibited from campaigning and fundraising on official government channels.<\/p>\n<p>After several complaints and numerous reports of misinformation from Twitter, the US representative has been banned from her personal account. However, her official congressional Twitter account remains on the platform. Twitter&#8217;s disciplinary system means that she will retain access to her congressional account. The tweets were removed after she violated their COVID misinformation policy, which cites repeated violations of their misinformation policy. While this action may seem to be a draconian punishment, it could lead to a full-blown ban.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Violations_of_Twitters_COVID-19_misinformation_policy\"><\/span>Violations of Twitter&#8217;s COVID-19 misinformation policy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been suspended from Twitter for violating the social networking platform&#8217;s COVID-19 misinformation policy. Her tweets promoting masks for people infected with the coronavirus were identified as misleading and spreading false information. Twitter implemented a &#8220;strike system&#8221; for policy violations last March, which locks down accounts that violate the policy five times. The tweets by Rep. Greene were considered &#8220;inflammatory&#8221; and may have led to the suspension of her account.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter is taking action to combat the spread of false information about the virus after Twitter suspended her account in March. The social networking giant has also suspended several conservative media figures and lawmakers, claiming that these companies are attempting to censor conservative views and use the platform to push for sweeping regulations. This article has been updated to reflect a more accurate explanation of Greene&#8217;s suspension.<\/p>\n<p>The Twitter policy was cited by President Biden, who called on tech companies to take stronger action against bogus vaccine claims. Rep. Greene responded on Facebook and Telegram. She claims that she was suspended for tweeting information that contradicts VAERS data on COVID vaccine deaths. However, Twitter maintains that she had violated the COVID-19 misinformation policy multiple times in the past year, including twice for posting misleading information about the COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Impact_of_ban_on_her_engagement_on_other_platforms\"><\/span>Impact of ban on her engagement on other platforms<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A ban on Twitter has had little to no impact on Marjorie Taylor Greene&#8217;s engagement on the social media site. However, the recent Twitter deplatforming has prompted a surge in engagement from Greene&#8217;s followers on other platforms. After being banned from Twitter, Greene&#8217;s Facebook and Gettr accounts each saw a 25 percent increase in followers. It seems that the ban on Twitter hasn&#8217;t stopped Greene from posting her views on censorship. The ban hasn&#8217;t deterred her from voicing her opinion, and she&#8217;s even posting messages about the issue of vaccinations.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Lori Greene&#8217;s Twitter account was suspended for 12 hours on two occasions &#8211; in January and July. Both times, she shared misinformation regarding vaccines. In July, Twitter reinstated Greene&#8217;s account after an error was discovered. The latest Twitter ban has been a blow to Greene&#8217;s reputation. She&#8217;s already been banned from other social media sites, and Twitter&#8217;s ban could have a damaging effect on her engagement on these platforms.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the recent ban on Twitter, Marjorie Taylor Greene&#8217;s personal account has also been permanently banned on Facebook. The move comes after she violated Twitter&#8217;s COVID-19 misinformation policy and posted incorrect and misleading information about the pandemic. Despite her suspension on Twitter, her official government account remains active. However, Twitter has drawn a line in the sand when it comes to misinformation about public health.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe allowfullscreen=\"true\" height=\"283\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JJBzT5VGcS0\" style=\"margin:0px auto; display: block;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Was Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene Banned From Twitter? The question of why was Rep. 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