Twitter Bans Sidney Powell, Mike Flynn For Sharing QAnon Conspiracy Theories

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The social media company said it took action “given the renewed potential for violence surrounding this type of behavior in the coming days.”

Twitter banned prominent pro-Trump figures Sidney Powell, Mike Flynn and Ron Watkins Friday for posting QAnon content, as the social media company faces increasing pressure to ban accounts linked to the ideology behind the Capitol Building riot. ... [+]In a statement, Twitter said it banned those accounts for violating its Coordinated Harmful Activity policy “given the renewed potential for violence surrounding this type of behavior in the coming days.

QAnon supporters were heavily involved in the pro-Trump mob who stormed Capitol Hill, and as a result Twitter said it will step up enforcement against the conspiracy theory by permanently suspending accounts “solely dedicated to sharing QAnon content.” Powell, Flynn and Watkins are stars in the QAnon community, and each has continued to promote baseless conspiracy theories that the election was stolen from Trump due to widespread fraud.

Powell, Trump’s former election legal advisor, and Watkins, the former administrator of QAnon message board 8kun , have been largely responsible for pushing false conspiracy theories about Dominion Voting Systems . and as recently as last week said on right-wing social network Parler: “Truth will rise to the top and president Trump will continue to be the POTUS for the next four years.

 

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Baby steps

janbytheshore She should be banned. I’m glad she’s not on the news ranting her BS! In this stressful time we don’t need her crazy untrue theory!

that's another bitch that should be locked up

Liars

Will she represent herself in the dominion lawsuit?

How's twitter the custodian of all truth? How's twitter able to decide what people should or shouldn't believe? Welcome to George Orwell 's 1984.

Censor f*ckers! 😡😡😡

I’m gonna have nightmares from this photo

That sucks for Powell, how is she going to share the link for her Go Fund Me for legal fees to defend the Dominion lawsuit 🤷🏼‍♀️

And when does Trump get Banned? Twitter

They’re all getting banned because these companies didn’t self regulate and now they’re scared of regulation.

Excellent. It’s a start.

When I see Sidney Powell, this is all I can think of

They need to ban all that hold opposing views to them. Only at that time will they realize they are just hateful people, as they destroy their own.

Child porn is allowed but those who is not EpsteinIsland visitor--- banned...welcome to NewWorldOrder

Talk about violation of free speech. Censoring everyone that doesn’t agree with them.

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