Coverage dated January 1, 2022 to January 3, 2022

The Memo: Twitter ban on Marjorie Taylor Greene reignites political battles

Headline from The Hill, on the newest of 2 developments

Twitter’s suspension of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) personal account has breathed new life into the fraught debate about misinformation, inflammatory rhetoric and free speech.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Marjorie Taylor Greene suspended temporarily by Facebook one day after Twitter banned her personal account

    Headline from Fox32 Chicago ·

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    The Memo: Twitter ban on Marjorie Taylor Greene reignites political battles

    Headline from The Hill ·

Reports & sources

165 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fox10 Phoenix

    Twitter suspends verified account belonging to Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    Twitter said the Georgia congresswoman's verified account @mtgreenee is suspended for violating Twitter's rules.

  2. Newsweek

    Twitter suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene after her attack on Crenshaw over COVID testing sites (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    "Twitter is an enemy to America and can't handle the truth," she said of the suspension on Sunday.

  3. Engadget

    Twitter permanently bans Marjorie Taylor Greene's personal account (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Twitter has permanently suspended Marjorie Taylor Greene's personal account after repeated 'strikes' for spreading COVID-19 misinformation..

  4. Townhall

    Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Permanently Suspended from Twitter Over COVID 'Misinformation' (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor has been issued a permanent suspension from Twitter over her "repeated violations" of the platform's COVID-19 misinformation policy, the company announced Sunday."We permanently suspended the

  5. NWI Times

    Twitter bans personal Greene account for COVID-19 misinfo (opens NWI Times)

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    NWI Times's feed description

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter on Sunday banned the personal account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for multiple violations of its COVID-19 misinformation policy, according to a statement from the

  6. Washington Times

    Marjorie Taylor Greene suspended permanently from Twitter for ‘COVID-19 misinformation’ (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Georgia Republican, was locked out Sunday of her personal Twitter account for what the tech platform described as repeated violations of its policy against novel coronavirus misinformation.

  7. Fox News

    Marjorie Taylor Greene's personal Twitter account permanently suspended over COVID-19 ‘misinformation’ (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Twitter announced Sunday that it had permanently suspended the personal account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., over alleged COVID-19 "misinformation."

  8. Boston

    Twitter bans personal Marjorie Taylor Greene account for COVID-19 misinformation (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    “Twitter is an enemy to America and can't handle the truth,” the congresswoman said.

  9. Independent Journal Review

    Marjorie Taylor Greene's Twitter Account Permanently Suspended (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    "That’s fine, I’ll show America we don’t need them and it’s time to defeat our enemies."

  10. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Twitter bans Rep. Greene's personal account for COVID claims (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Twitter said Sunday it had banned the personal account of far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for multiple violations of the platform's COVID-19 misinformation policy, the latest strike against the firebrand whose embrace of conspiracy theories has been called "a cancer" for the GOP and led the Ho…

  11. Fox5 Atlanta

    Twitter suspends verified accounts belonging to Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    Twitter said the Georgia congresswoman's verified account @mtgreenee is suspended for violating Twitter's rules.

  12. KVIA El Paso

    Twitter bans Marjorie Taylor Greene account for Covid-19 misinformation (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter has banned the personal account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for multiple violations of its COVID-19 misinformation policy. That’s according to a statement Sunday from the company.

  13. WFAA Dallas

    Marjorie Taylor Greene's personal Twitter account suspended permanently (opens WFAA Dallas)

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    WFAA Dallas's feed description

    The Georgia congresswoman still has access to her U.S. representative account.

  14. Valdosta Daily Times

    UPDATE: Twitter permanently suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene's account (opens Valdosta Daily Times)

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    Valdosta Daily Times's feed description

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter on Sunday banned the personal account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for multiple violations of its COVID-19 misinformation policy, according to a statement from the

  15. NewsBusters

    Twitter PERMANENTLY Suspends One of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Accounts (opens NewsBusters)

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    NewsBusters's feed description

    Twitter has permanently suspended one of the verified accounts of Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene.

  16. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Twitter permanently bans Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    Twitter Inc. on Sunday said it permanently banned the personal account of Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for tweets that repeatedly violated the social media's misinformation policy on COVID-19.

  17. KRDO

    One of Marjorie Taylor Greene's verified Twitter accounts permanently suspended from Twitter (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    By Donie O’Sullivan and Daniel Dale, CNN Twitter has permanently suspended Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene‘s Twitter account @mtgreenee, the company confirmed to CNN Sunday morning. A Twitter spokesperson said the company “permanently suspended” the account “for repeated violations of our CO…

  18. The Daily Dot

    Twitter permanently suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene's personal account (opens The Daily Dot)

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    The Daily Dot's feed description

    Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene had her personal Twitter account suspended on Sunday for repeatedly spreading COVID-19 misinformation.

  19. Rolling Stone

    Marjorie Taylor Greene Permanently Suspended From Twitter for Pushing Covid Lies (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    The conspiracy theorist from Georgia had long been using the platform to push pandemic misinformation

  20. CBS News

    Marjorie Taylor Greene has been suspended from Twitter permanently (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Marjorie Taylor Greene has been suspended from Twitter, again. This time it is permanent, the social network said.

  21. Delaware Public Media

    Twitter bans Marjorie Taylor Greene's personal account over COVID misinformation (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    A spokesperson for the social media company said it had been clear that it would ban accounts for repeated violations of its COVID-19 misinformation policy.

  22. New York Times

    Twitter Permanently Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Account (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The social media service said the Republican congresswoman had violated its policy on coronavirus misinformation.

  23. Quartz

    Twitter only suspended one of Marjorie Taylor Greene's accounts (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    Twitter disabled Greene's @mtgreenee handle after she tweeted on Jan. 1 about "extremely high amounts of Covid vaccine deaths" and shared a misleading chart based on unverified raw government data.

  24. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    One of Marjorie Taylor Greene's verified Twitter accounts permanently suspended (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Twitter has permanently suspended Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's Twitter account @mtgreenee, the company confirmed to CNN Sunday morning.

  25. Washington Post

    Twitter permanently suspends Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s personal account over covid-19 misinformation (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    Twitter previously suspended Greene temporarily in July after she falsely claimed the coronavirus was "not dangerous" for some people.

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