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Twitter suspends another Republican politician from the platform
Twitter has again come down hard on users spreading misinformation
The social media giant has suspended US Republican Majorie Taylor Greene for 12 months after she ‘continuously spread false tweets’.
The Republican for Georgia violated the social media’s platform regarding COVID vaccines, and in one tweet, she stated that COVID-19 wasn’t dangerous for people unless they had are obese or over 65.
Twitter says the comments by Ms. Greene are misinformation, and the tech firm was forced to take action.
‘We took enforcement action on the account @mtgreenee for violations of the Twitter Rules, specifically the COVID-19 misleading information policy’ .
A Twitter spokesperson said:
The US is using vaccines made by Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson under Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorisation.