Twitter permanently suspends Gateway Pundit founder's account
witter on Saturday issued a permanent suspension for the account run by Jim Hoft, founder and editor-in-chief of far-right news website Gateway Pundit, for violations of its “civic integrity policy.”
A Twitter spokesperson confirmed the news to The Hill, citing “repeated violations” of its policy that bars users from tweeting messages “for the purpose of manipulating or interfering in elections or other civic processes,” including misinformation regarding the outcome of an election.
The policy includes a series of punishments depending on the frequency of violations, with five or more strikes resulting in a permanent suspension.
Gateway Pundit was among the conservative media outlets that had advanced unsubstantiated claims from former President Trump and his allies of widespread voting irregularities and voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
According to an archived version of Hoft’s account, his most recent tweets came on Jan. 29, when he shared criticisms of coronavirus restrictions and claims that certain ballots cast for President Biden were illegal.
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/537693-twitter-permanently-suspends-gateway-pundit-founder
