Twitter has restored the account of Rep. Elise Stefanik’s (R-N.Y.) communication director after suspending it in “error,” though Karoline Leavitt—the director—insists it was a “purge in their ongoing effort to silence conservatives voices.” The Twitter account of Leavitt, who served as assistant White House press secretary in the Trump administration, went offline on Wednesday night, prompting Stefanik—her current boss—to accuse the social media company of “unconstitutional overreach” and of silencing “our voices and freedom of speech.” “BIG TECH on the MOVE! Twitter just suspended my Communications Director,” Stefanik wrote in a tweet. “An unconstitutional overreach SILENCING our voices and freedom of speech. Republicans are united in fighting back against Big Tech’s tyranny. Millions of Americans will not be silenced!” A Twitter spokesperson told media outlets that Leavitt’s account freeze was accidental. At the time of this report, her account is back up. The account “was suspended in error,” the spokesperson …
Twitter Says Account Suspension of Stefanik’s Comms Director an ‘Error’
May 6, 2021
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