A day after her personal account was banned, Marjorie Taylor Greene lost access to her Facebook account. Facebook's penalty is only for 24 hours. According to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, NBC News, and other sources, she shared a screenshot on Telegram and Gettr showing a notification on her Facebook page that she couldn't post or comment on the website for 24 hours.
The social network removed one of her posts for violating its policies, but they are not able to remove her account for that violation. Her post was in violation of the platform's misinformation rules. Her personal accounts have been suspended by both Facebook and Twitter. Her verified government accounts are still active.
The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, or VAERS, is the source of the raw data for the post. The system is managed by the CDC and the FDA, but it relies on individuals to send in reports of their experience. VAERS' website states that it's not designed to determine if a vaccine caused a health problem, and that additional work and evaluation of its data is necessary to further assess a possible safety concern. In early 2021, Facebook started taking a tougher stance against misinformation about vaccines.
The public health measures put in place to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 have been questioned by Greene. She has racked up tens of thousands of dollars in fines for refusing to wear a mask on the House floor and opposing vaccine mandates. She talked about her suspension on Telegram and Gettr.
" Facebook has joined in the suppression of me... Who appointed the two social media sites to be the authority on information and misinformation? Big Tech is against the interests of our people when they decide what political speech of elected Members is accepted and what is not.
Conservative politicians have complained about being blocked on social media. In October, Donald Trump announced that he was going to launch his own social network this year as part of his effort to fight back against the Big Tech companies of Silicon Valley.
