Elon Musk’s ‘Free’ Twitter Just Suspended This Republican Senator For A Harmless Hunting Photo

Elon Musk and other conservative pundits have been quick praise Twitter for being a beacon of freedom of speech since last year’s acquisition by the billionaire. But the platform’s Tuesday suspension of Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., who chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), further undercuts such a narrative.

After changing his profile photo to a picture of him and his wife hunting, Daines’ account was suspended, with Twitter claiming the image violated the company’s rules against “graphic violence or adult content in profile images.”

“You may not include graphic violence or adult content in your profile photo or profile header image,” Daines was notified via Twitter. “We consider graphic violence to be any form of gory media related to death, serious injury, violence, or surgical procedures. We consider adult content to be any media that is pornographic and/or may be intended to cause sexual arousal.”

As of this article’s publication, all of Daines’ tweets These are hidden from public view.

“This is insane. Twitter should immediately reverse this suspension,” Philip Letsou, spokesperson of the NRSC, said in a Statement.

When pressed on what Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has done to protect Daines and the American public from insane Big Tech censorship, a spokeswoman for his office told The Federalist she hasn’t “spoken personally” McConnell to discuss the issue. McConnell would however “make note” It is possible to do it. “pass that forward to him.”

While Musk’s Twitter acquisition has led to the release of “The Twitter Files,” Which document is it? shadowbanning operation These are aimed at conservative figures Coordinated efforts between the company and the federal government to squash open debate online, the platform is not the free speech platform it’s made out to be. Musk knows this. admitted, “freedom of speech” Twitter does not contain “freedom of reach,” meaning the shadowbanning tactics used to suppress prominent conservative accounts and posts under the company’s prior leadership are still being employed to silence those that Twitter or its new owner deem unfavorable.

Twitter has yet not reversed account suspensions for conservative figures like Federalist Senior Editor John Daniel Davidson. Locked out He claimed that Rachel Levine, an official in the Biden administration, was a man almost one year ago.

Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer at The Federalist. He is also a graduate of The University of Mary Washington. He is also the Convention of States Action’s state content writer. His work was featured in many outlets such as RealClearPolitics. RealClearHealth. Conservative Review. Follow him @ShawnFleetwood

*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases