Today U.S. Sen. Mike Lee revealed that his personal Twitter account has been banned by the platform, and his team wants to know why.
On Wednesday afternoon, Lee used his official Senate account on Twitter to reveal, “My personal Twitter account – @BasedMikeLee – has been suspended.”
“Twitter did not alert me ahead of time, nor have they offered an explanation for the suspension,” wrote Lee. “My team and I are seeking answers.”
My personal Twitter account – @BasedMikeLee – has been suspended. Twitter did not alert me ahead of time, nor have they yet offered an explanation for the suspension. My team and I are seeking answers. pic.twitter.com/1llVm4fVu3
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) March 1, 2023
Lee’s account was later restored, with Musk informing users that Lee’s account was falsely flagged for impersonating the Senator.
In response, the Senator offered a comedic thank-you to Musk.
No cap! Bussin’—forreal, forreal. Thanks, @elonmusk. Time for this classic to make an appearance. https://t.co/unBoPJ7zMS pic.twitter.com/jw0kf0xZs2
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) March 1, 2023
This suspension of a Republican U.S. Senator may be the most high profile act of apparent censorship on the platform since it was acquired by African-American billionaire Elon Musk last year in a bid to restore free speech to the platform.
Since Musk acquired Twitter, scores of conservative accounts have been restored, though some individuals remain banned. Among those who Musk has not allowed to return are Infowars host Alex Jones and Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes.
Musk’s Twitter has also stood by its bans of other individuals, including the controversial music artist formerly known as Kanye West, and his Nick Fuentes, the podcaster who appeared alongside West during the artist’s appearance on Infowars.
As with previous suspensions, some Twitter users are questioning Musk’s commitment to freedom of speech following the ban.
@elonmusk This is a sitting member of the US Senate. What's going on? Ideological banningd have been bad over the last week. https://t.co/CqxEhZGudU
— Catherine (@CatherineInFL) March 1, 2023
Dear @elonmusk:
Why did @TwitterSafety suspend the personal account of U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT)?
Are you bringing back Old Twitter’s bogus censorship nonsense? https://t.co/PuIrWuOdgg
— 🇺🇸 Mike Davis 🇺🇸 (@mrddmia) March 1, 2023
Hey @elonmusk this is a much needed voice on Twitter. 👇🤷🏻♂️ What gives? https://t.co/0RTRyQR3RU
— Brett L. Tolman (@tolmanbrett) March 1, 2023
At press time, Twitter is yet to offer an explanation for why Lee was banned from the platform.
While Musk’s control over the censorship guidelines of Twitter remains a subject of discussion, this move comes one day after the Space X founder was chastised by a Chinese Communist Party newspaper for sharing information about the Wuhan lab leak theory.
Specifically, the paper used an idiom that is comparable to “biting the hand that feeds you” to warn Musk against spreading the theory.
This is a breaking news story and may be updated with additional information as it becomes available.
Daniel
March 1, 2023 at 5:33 pm
Has anyone noticed the “New” Twitter isn’t much different than the “Old” Twitter?
CPO Bill
March 2, 2023 at 4:59 am
I got booted for bullschiff too!
Nicholas
March 2, 2023 at 6:18 am
Life is just fine without Twitter.
Lawrence
March 2, 2023 at 8:01 am
I have to agree because its just another piece of schiff and actually the whole digital empire is a lost cause and the ruin of civilization; mark my words this is all a total trap and propelled by evil!
Don’t expect some man like Elon to save the world or the day he is nothing! Elon is actually helping to bring on the climatic end just like so many others who think they can win or control any of this!
Wake up people the human race has been had by the father of all lies and don’t you forge it this is the fallen realm where the prince of this world rules! Don’t be so easily sucked into the vortex of madness!
Lawrence
March 2, 2023 at 8:03 am
“Don’t you forget it” *
Lawrence
March 2, 2023 at 7:55 am
Me too and I’m nobody, but we know the adage; “the devil is in the details,” and guess what; “the devil is still working overtime” too so don’t expect normalcy or fairness to rule; because Satan is that roaring lion mentioned in the Bible looking for souls to devour and his time to be the spoiler is running out fast so he’s stirring the pot feverishly now, and will up until Jesus Christ returns folks! We are all at war and it’s a building final battle between heaven and hell, don’t you forget that; so yea more of the same turmoil is a given! Stay vigilant and strong!
We also know it’s a “forgone conclusion” that God is going to win this war and the only ones that lose are “those that stay on the wrong side of history and follow evil into the bottomless pit!”
Isaiah 5:20 “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, and put light for darkness and darkness for light, and put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!”
Watch it because there are so many demonically influenced persons out there now!
Ralph
March 2, 2023 at 2:51 pm
Well said, Lawrence.
Lawrence
March 2, 2023 at 8:18 am
Don’t expect some man like Elon to save the world or the day he is nothing! Elon is actually helping to bring on the climatic end just like so many others who think they can win or control any of this!
“And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.” (Ephesians 2:1-3)
Wake up people the human race has been had by the father of all lies, and don’t you forget it this is the fallen realm where the prince of this world rules for an allowed time! Don’t be so easily sucked into the vortex of madness!
Revelation 21:7-8 “The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son. 8But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”
Don’t trust mankind to save anything it’s a doomed world in which we navigate and many talk so boldly but what power or authority to any of them have; nothing they are chaff in the wind like all humans who are fallen! Many are the false prophets and schemers!
Old wolf
March 2, 2023 at 3:25 pm
it never ended, I was band for saying what a democrat ( whoopie ) said. she’s still there crying about whites like the racist she is. now Twitter is racist too. they still cover for the left delusional democrats