Twitter has suspended Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s account for 12 hours for posting misinformation about the coronavirus.
Greene was suspended for falsely claiming that COVID-19 is “not dangerous” for people who are not obese or under the age of 65. The tweets are still displayed on her account, but with a tag labeling it as “misleading,” and have been barred from being shared, liked or commented on.
“We took enforcement action on the account you referenced (@mtgreenee) for violations of the Twitter Rules, specifically the COVID-19 misleading information policy,” Twitter said in a statement.
In a statement to the Hill, Greene said she was censored and that the ban was an assault on free speech.
“Twitter, Facebook and the rest of the Silicon Valley Cartel are working hand in hand with the White House to censor Americans,” Greene said. “This is a Communist-style assault on free speech. I will not back down and I will continue [to] tell the truth to the American people.”
