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ItsjustMe

(11,092 posts)
Thu Apr 15, 2021, 07:10 PM Apr 2021

Twitter Permanently Suspends Project Veritas' James O'Keefe

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/twitter-permanently-suspends-project-veritas-james-okeefe/ar-BB1fHm8s

Twitter permanently banned James O'Keefe Thursday. The Project Veritas founder spent the preceding days posting videos taken of a CNN employee without that employee's knowledge, in keeping with his organization's practice of coverted recorded content, but in violation of Twitter's policies.

O'Keefe, who had over 900,000 followers at the time of his suspension, told TheWrap that he plans to sue the social media platform.

"The account you referenced (@JamesOKeefeIII) was permanently suspended for violating the Twitter Rules on platform manipulation and spam," a Twitter spokesperson confirmed. "As outlined in our policy on platform manipulation and spam, 'You can't mislead others on Twitter by operating fake accounts,' and 'you can't artificially amplify or disrupt conversations through the use of multiple accounts.'"

The rep declined to elaborate on the claim that O'Keefe was running multiple fake accounts, including how many he was running or how they were used.

In his statement, O'Keefe said, "I am suing Twitter for defamation because they said I, James O'Keefe, 'operated fake accounts.' This is false, this is defamatory, and they will pay. Section 230 may have protected them before, but it will not protect them from me. The complaint will be filed Monday."

In February, Twitter banned the Project Veritas account after the right-wing activist group posted a video confronting a Facebook vice president outside his home.
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Twitter Permanently Suspends Project Veritas' James O'Keefe (Original Post) ItsjustMe Apr 2021 OP
Good. Kath2 Apr 2021 #1
MSN should enrich its vocabulary lostnfound Apr 2021 #2
The article is actually from the Wrap ItsjustMe Apr 2021 #3
Anyone expressing any moderately conservative position should be banned. VarryOn Apr 2021 #4
How is the fucking scum bag NOT IN PRISON????? AZ8theist Apr 2021 #5

Kath2

(3,054 posts)
1. Good.
Thu Apr 15, 2021, 07:28 PM
Apr 2021

This Project Veritos has a long history of recording people without their knowledge, selectively editing to fit their agenda and pushing false narratives.

They are a favorite of right wing "news" organizations.

lostnfound

(16,124 posts)
2. MSN should enrich its vocabulary
Thu Apr 15, 2021, 07:29 PM
Apr 2021

“Permanently suspends” is an oxymoron.
“Bans” or “expels” should suffice.

 

VarryOn

(2,343 posts)
4. Anyone expressing any moderately conservative position should be banned.
Thu Apr 15, 2021, 09:05 PM
Apr 2021

And by 'moderately' I'm being lenient!

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