MyPillow CEO Banned From Twitter For Claiming Trump Won 2020 Election
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January 26, 2021 at 8:00 pm
File photo of Mike Lindell, CEO of MyPillow, from February 3, 2020. (Photo: Jim Watson/AFP, Getty Images)
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Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow and an unofficial advisor to former president Donald Trump, was permanently booted from Twitter late Monday. Why? Lindell was reportedly spreading too many lies about the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, something that can still get you banned from Twitter.
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has Twitter account permanently suspended
The move was taken by Twitter due to apparent violations of its Civic Integrity Policy.
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MyPillow CEO and devout Donald Trump supporter Mike Lindell has followed the former president in having his Twitter account permanently suspended.
The social media giant took action on Monday evening, with the Chaska-based CEO receiving the suspension due to repeated violations of our Civic Integrity Policy, the company said.
It s not clear what tweets sparked the ban, but Lindell has repeatedly shared conspiracy theories and baseless claims that the Nov. 3 presidential election was stolen from Trump, promoting the lie that led to the Jan. 6 insurrection by Trump supporters at the U.S Capitol.
Mike Lindell, the MyPillow C.E.O. and a Trump conspiracy advocate, is barred from Twitter.
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Mike Lindell, the chief executive of MyPillow, helped fund a bus tour that promoted Donald J. Trump’s false election claims.Credit.Erin Scott/Reuters
Twitter has permanently suspended MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell one of President Trump’s most conspicuous remaining public defenders for peddling debunked conspiracy theories about voter fraud in the 2020 elections.
Mr. Lindell’s Twitter account, which had nearly 413,000 followers, was permanently suspended “due to repeated violations of our Civic Integrity Policy,” Lauren Alexander, a Twitter spokeswoman, said in an email.
Twitter bans major Republican donor Mike Lindell over Capitol riots ANI | Updated: Jan 26, 2021 17:16 IST
Washington [US], January 26 (ANI): Twitter on Monday (local time) banned Mike Lindell, CEO of MyPillow who is a major Republican donor and supporter of former President Donald Trump, for repeated violations of its new policy enacted after the Capitolriots in the US.
According to a report by CNN, the decision to ban Lindell s account was taken based on Twitter s new policy whereby people who repeatedly share election misinformation can be permanently banned. The account you referenced has been permanently suspended due to repeated violations of our Civic Integrity Policy, the Twitter spokesperson said.