Coverage dated February 6, 2023

Steve Daines' Twitter suspension over hunting photo enrages Republicans

Headline from Newsweek

"I know this isn't the kind of Twitter you want," GOP Senator Mike Lee of Utah wrote, tagging Twitter owner Elon Musk.

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15 articles, oldest first.

  1. Bearing Arms

    Twitter suspends U.S. Senator's account over hunting pic (opens Bearing Arms)

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    Bearing Arms's feed description

    We’ll see how long this suspension lasts once Elon Musk get involved, but as of Tuesday morning U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Montana) is locked out of his Twitter account after it was suspended;...

  2. Hot Air

    US Senator absurdly suspended from Twitter over a hunting photo (opens Hot Air)

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    This should never happen in the era of Elon Musk owning Twitter. It sounds to me like Musk still has some rouge employees that he needs to weed out because suspending anyone for this is absurd....

  3. Breitbart News

    Twitter Restores Sen. Steve Daines After He was Suspended for Hunting Photo (opens Breitbart News)

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    Elon Musk's Twitter restored the account of Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) on Tuesday after he was suspended in the wake of a photo of him and his wife hunting being set as his profile image.

  4. KTVZ Bend

    Sen. Daines's Twitter account suspended after posting profile picture of himself hunting (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Brian Fung, CNN Twitter temporarily suspended Montana Republican Sen. Steve Daines’s account for violations of the company’s sensitive media policy. For several hours on Tuesday, Daines’ Twitter profile displayed messages indicating the account was “temporarily unavailable because it violates the…

  5. NewsBusters

    Twitter Restores Sen. Daines’s Account After Hunting Photo Censorship (opens NewsBusters)

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    Twitter restricted Sen Steve Daines’s (R-MT) account when he shared a photo of himself and his wife antelope hunting — som

  6. The Washington Free Beacon

    Twitter Suspends GOP Senator for Posting Hunting Photo (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    After Sen. Steve Daines (R., Mont.) changed his Twitter profile image to a hunting trophy photo showing him and his wife posing with a dead American antelope, Twitter on Tuesday suspended the senator's account for violating the prohibition on "graphic violence" in its "Twitter Media Policy."

  7. Breitbart News

    Twitter Suspends Sen. Steve Daines After He Posted Hunting Photo as Profile Image (opens Breitbart News)

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    Elon Musk's Twitter suspended the account of Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) after he set a photo of him and his wife hunting as his profile image.

  8. The Daily Caller

    Twitter Suspends Republican Senator’s Account Over Hunting Photo (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Twitter recently suspended Republican Montana Sen. Steve Daines' Twitter account because his profile photo showed him hunting with his wife.

  9. The Federalist

    Twitter Suspends GOP Senator For Harmless Hunting Photo (opens The Federalist)

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    After changing his profile photo to a picture of him and his wife hunting, Sen. Steve Daines' Twitter account was suspended.

  10. RedState

    Twitter Suspends Sen. Steve Daines For Violating 'Graphic Violence or Adult Content' Policy (opens RedState)

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    Daines is also the Senate Republicans' campaign chair.

  11. Fox News

    Twitter locks Sen. Steve Daines' account for 'graphic violence' over hunting photo (opens Fox News)

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    Twitter locked Montana Republican Sen. Steve Daines' account Monday after he uploaded a profile picture showcasing his latest hunt with his wife.

  12. Fox News

    Members of Congress troll social media with hunting photos after Sen. Daines was put in 'Twitter jail' (opens Fox News)

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    Multiple Republican members of Congress took to Twitter on Tuesday to defend Montana GOP Sen. Steve Daines after the social media giant locked and suspended his account.

  13. Newsweek

    Steve Daines' Twitter suspension over hunting photo enrages Republicans (opens Newsweek)

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    "I know this isn't the kind of Twitter you want," GOP Senator Mike Lee of Utah wrote, tagging Twitter owner Elon Musk.

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