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Twitter has permanently suspended Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greeneโ€™s personal account for repeatedly violating the platformโ€™s rules on COVID-19 misinformation, as noted in a report by CNN. Since the ban only affects Greeneโ€™s personal Twitter account, @mtgreenee, she can still access and tweet from her governmental account, @RepMTG.

In a statement to The Verge, Twitter spokesperson Katie Rosborough explains that the platform โ€œpermanently suspendedโ€ Greeneโ€™s account โ€œfor repeated violationsโ€ of the platformโ€™s COVID-19 policies. โ€œWeโ€™ve been clear that, per our strike system for this policy, we will permanently suspend accounts for repeated violations of the policy,โ€ she adds.

Twitter implemented a five-strike system for COVID-19 misinformation last year

Twitter implemented a five-strike system in March 2021, which puts a lock on usersโ€™ accounts if they post tweets containing misinformation about COVID-19 โ€” the more strikes a user accrues, the longer they’re temporarily barred from their account. If a user receives five strikes, however, their account gets permanently suspended. Twitter didnโ€™t confirm which tweet was Greeneโ€™s final strike.

Greene responded to the situation in a post on Telegram and Facebook. โ€œTwitter is an enemy to America and canโ€™t handle the truth,โ€ Greene states. โ€œSocial media platforms canโ€™t stop the truth from being spread far and wide.โ€ She also claims she was suspended for tweeting out data from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), a database that stores information about potential adverse reactions to vaccines โ€” including the COVID-19 vaccines.

Last year, Greene was suspended from Twitter several times for violating the platform’s policies. Her account was temporarily banned for violating Twitterโ€™s civic integrity policy, and was later suspended on two separate occasions after tweeting misleading information about COVID-19.

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