Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a right-wing conspiracy theorist and supporter of QAnon-aligned theories, has been suspended from Twitter for a week due to repeatedly sharing disinformation regarding Covid vaccines.
A spokesperson for Twitter told NBC that Greene’s most recent tweet “was labeled in line with our COVID-19 misleading information policy,” meaning the politician’s account “will be in read-only mode for a week due to repeated violations of the Twitter Rules.” A “seven day lock” is customarily enacted after a Twitter user’s fourth disinformation strike on the platform.
Greene’s offending tweet said that the “FDA should not approve the covid vaccines,” falsely claiming that “there are too many reports of infection & spread of #Covid19 among vaccinated people.” Greene also incorrectly stated that the vaccines were “failing,” “do not reduce the spreed of the virus,” and that masks do not, either. Finally, Greene wrote that “vaccine mandates & passports violate individual freedoms.”
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been suspended from tweeting for a week after she claimed on Twitter yesterday that vaccines are “failing.”
— Donie O'Sullivan (@donie) August 10, 2021
Twitter labeled the aforementioned as “misleading,” providing a link to reputable vaccine information to “learn what health officials say about preventative measures and Covid-19” instead. The social platform has also disabled shares, likes and replies on the tweet.
This isn’t the first time the controversial conservative had her Twitter rights revoked. In July, Greene’s account was suspended for 12 hours when she tweeted about “vax-related deaths” and “many concerning side effects.”
For those confused: temporarily suspended accounts are still visible, they just can’t be used. Only permanently suspended accounts vanish entirely.
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) August 10, 2021
Should Greene violate Twitter’s disinformation policy a fifth time, she could be banned from the platform completely — which, is apparently, exactly what most of Twitter would like.
Upon hearing the news of Greene’s most recent suspension, dozens of Twitter users took to the app to call for the Georgia Republican to make the temporary ban permanent.
LMFAO, Marjorie Taylor Greene has been suspended from Twitter for a week because of her lies about vaccines!
— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) August 10, 2021
Please @Twitter:
MAKE IT PERMANENT.
Marjorie Taylor Greene was just suspended from Twitter for a week for lying about Covid vaccines again. Great. Now ban her permanently.
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) August 10, 2021
Breaking: Marjorie Taylor Greene has been suspended from Twitter.
— Kim Mangone (@KimMangone) August 10, 2021
Retweet if you agree: it should be permanent.
Marjorie Taylor Greene was suspended from Twitter (again) for a week for spreading disinformation about vaccines. Retweet if you think it’s past time for Twitter to BAN HER PERMANENTLY!
— MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) August 10, 2021
Twitter suspended Marjorie Taylor Greene for spreading deadly disinformation about vaccines.
— Grant Stern is fully vaccinated (@grantstern) August 10, 2021
Hopefully, they make it permanent and House Republicans come around to expelling her from Congress so Georgia voters can choose literally anyone else who is, at least, not insane.
Liza Minnelli has outlived Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Twitter account which has been suspended for a week after falsely claiming that the coronavirus vaccines are “failing”.
— LizaMinnelliOutlives (@LiZaOutlives) August 10, 2021
