Utah Senator Mike Lee Suspended From Twitter

Ben ZeisloftMarch 1, 2023

Personalization Twitter account of Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), was suspended Wednesday.

According to the lawmaker the reason behind the suspension was not immediately known. “Twitter did not alert me ahead of time, nor have they yet offered an explanation for the suspension,” He From his official account. “My team and I are seeking answers.”

After Lee had posted several tweets Tuesday exhorting Fumio Kishida, the Japanese Prime Minister, to release Navy Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis. Ridge Alkonis is currently serving a three year sentence for his role in a fatal car accident two years ago. Kishida was told by the lawmaker that he had until midnight in order to release the sailor. This was before Lee wanted to end military aid to Japan, which is an ally of the United States.

“You’ve made your choice,” According to a, Lee stated that he spoke shortly after midnight. Report Fox News. “I hope you’re ready for some conversations on the Senate floor that you’re not likely to enjoy. This issue isn’t going away, and neither am I.”

Many lawmakers, including Rep. Dan Bishop (Republican from North Carolina) and Rep. Chip Roy(Republican from Texas), asked Elon Musk about why Lee was suspended. The world’s most powerful man purchased Twitter for $44 billion at the end last year and declared that he would restore freedom of speech to the platform. He restored several conservative accounts that had been shut down by the previous administration.

Lee was suspended just one month after Senator Steve Daines, R-MT, temporarily disabled his Twitter account access after he changed the profile photo to one from a hunting trip he had taken with Cindy Daines. This was in violation Twitter rules. “graphic violence or adult content in profile images,” According to a Notice Rachel Dumke, Daines spokeswoman, shared the following information with social media companies “We consider graphic violence to be any form of gory media related to death, serious injury, violence, or surgical procedures,” The notice was continued.

Cindy Daines and her husband were pictured next to an antelope that she had killed. The photo showed little blood except for a few drops on the animal’s front leg. In the photo, there were no guns or other weapons.

Musk pledged to resolve The issue was raised by officials like Sen. Ted Cruz (R.TX) or Rep. Ryan Zinke(R.MT). “This is being fixed,” The entrepreneur made the comment. “Policy against showing blood in profile pic is being amended to ‘clearly showing blood without clicking on the profile pic.’ The intent is to avoid people being forced to see gruesome profile pics.”

Musk was previously Submitted Advertisers that he bought the company “have a common digital town square, where a wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy manner, without resorting to violence.” He also stated that he would refrain from encouraging what he considers to be extreme left-wing or right-wing content. He vowed that the social networking platform would not become an “advertising” site. “free-for-all hellscape” Where users could violate the law without fear or consent “echo chambers.”