Twitter locks account of Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican who promoted QAnon

Twitter Inc, on Sunday, locked the account of Republican U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a political newcomer recognized for selling the baseless QAnon conspiracy concept.
The social media platform suspended her account after the newly elected Georgia congresswoman sparred with a state election official over baseless voter fraud allegations.
Greene’s account “has been temporarily locked out for multiple violations” of Twitter’s ‘civic integrity policy’, an organization consultant stated in an emailed assertion.
Greene accused Twitter of suppressing conservative political voices. “The borderline monopolistic stranglehold a few Big Tech companies have on the American political discourse is out of control,” she stated in an announcement.
Greene promoted on-line conspiracy concept QAnon in a 2017 video however later backtracked, saying it was not a part of her marketing campaign. She received a House seat in conservative rural northwest Georgia after her Democratic opponent dropped out.

QAnon backers have pushed conspiracies on social media that embrace the baseless declare that U.S. President Donald Trump secretly is preventing a cabal of child-sex predators, amongst them distinguished Democrats, figures in Hollywood and “deep state” allies.
Twitter suspended tens of hundreds of accounts primarily devoted to sharing QAnon content material after the violence in Washington earlier this month when supporters of Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol.

The assault on the Capitol by Trump supporters delayed certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory by a number of hours that day, as lawmakers have been compelled to flee to hunt security from the offended mob who had overwhelmed safety forces.
Five individuals died within the violence together with one Capitol Police officer.
After the assault, Twitter eliminated Trump’s account, which had 88 million followers, as a result of threat of additional violence.

Trump, who has challenged the validity of Biden’s victory with out producing proof, initially praised his supporters however later condemned the violence.