Twitter briefly suspends CBP Commissioner Mark Morgan after he touts success of border wall
Report comes one day after Twitter CEO struggled to name a liberal his company has censored
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Twitter briefly suspended the account of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Mark Morgan on Wednesday after he touted the success of the wall along the southern border.
“We took enforcement action on the tweet…but the decision was reversed following an appeal by the account owner and further evaluation from our team,” a Twitter spokesperson told Fox News.
The Federalist first reported the that Morgan's account was suspended, citing “screenshots shared exclusively" with the organization that indicated Twitter temporarily locked Morgan’s account for violating its “hateful conduct” policy by tweeting that the border wall helps stop “gang members, murderers, sexual predators, and drugs” from entering the United States.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}FACEBOOK, TWITTER CEOS STRUGGLE TO NAME A SINGLE LIBERAL WHO HAS BEEN CENSORED ON THEIR PLATFORMS
“It’s fact, walls work,” Morgan wrote, according to the screenshots.
“You may not promote violence against, threaten, or harass other people on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability, or serious disease,” Twitter initially told Morgan, according to The Federalist.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“In recent weeks, the commissioner had been free to publish content on the site touting the accomplishments of border agents keeping America safe. It’s not clear what has recently changed in Twitter’s algorithm or policing that resulted in this post’s shutdown of his account when other similar posts went unblocked,” Federalist reporter Tristan Justice wrote.
As of Thursday afternoon, Morgan’s account was unlocked. All account holders have access to a dedicated appeals process and Morgan’s account was unlocked when he appealed the decision.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“If you look at the tweet in question again, every mile helps us stop gang members, murderers, and pedophiles from entering our country. It’s just a fact,” Morgan told The Federalist. “I’m sure somebody on that Twitter team has heard that everyone that illegally enters are just good people looking for a better way of life… American people ultimately don’t get to hear the truth because someone at Twitter, based on their own ideology, pushed a button to prevent the truth from coming out.”
On Wednesday, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ripped into Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey during a hearing with tech titans, accusing him and his social media platform of improperly censoring reporting that reflected poorly on Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, asking at one point, "Who the hell elected you?"
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The exchange came as Republicans over the last several weeks have decried Twitter's actions to lock the New York Post's Twitter account, and censor links to the outlet's stories, on Biden's son, Hunter, and his overseas business dealings.
Dorsey claimed that his policies are “making sure that more voices on the platform are possible,” which is done by silencing abuse and harassment. At one point during the hearing, he struggled to name a single liberal person or entity that has been censored by the platform that frequently silences conservatives.
Fox News’ Ronn Blitzer contributed to this report.