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Topics: Social Media, Twitter, US News
Jayden Collins
Topics: Social Media, Twitter, US News
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell enjoyed a short-lived return to Twitter after rejoining the social media site following his year-long suspension.
However, it wasn't meant to be as the Trump loyalist was suspended just four hours later.
Lindell was banned from the social media platform in January 2021 after claiming the 2020 presidential election results were fraudulent.
The claims violated Twitter’s policy in spreading misinformation.
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With Tesla CEO Elon Musk now at the helm of the social media juggernaut, Lindell saw his opportunity to rejoin Twitter.
However, his attempt to bypass the ban was incredibly unsuccessful. The MyPillow founder created a new account and announced his return to Twitter.
He wrote: “Hello everybody, I'M BACK ON TWITTER.
“My only account is @MikeJLindell! Please RT and FOLLOW to SPREAD THE WORD.”
The new account quickly grew to more than 37,000 followers, according to Newsweek.
Accompanying his return back to Twitter was a video of him on a private jet explaining his decision to create a new account.
In the video, he said: “Hello everyone on Twitter, this is Mike Lindell. I'm here to tell you about my new account.
He continued: “Please share it with everyone you know. Let everybody you know – so we can get the word out over here at Twitter in case they do take it down. And thanks a lot for helping out.”
However, Twitter said 'not so fast'.
Within four hours of Lindell posting the video, his account was blocked.
A spokesperson for Twitter told Newsweek the account was permanently suspended as it had violated the platform’s rules on ban evasion.
The MyPillow CEO has been a strong advocator for what has been called the ‘Big-Lie’ by American conservatives.
Lindell has been promoting the conspiracy theory that Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump was a ‘stolen’ victory.
Speaking to Right Side Broadcasting Network, he claimed to have spent a ridiculous amount of cash in an attempt to get the theory out there.
He said: “The evidence we came out with 10 days ago – it's over. It's just a matter of getting it out there.
"I've spent about $35 million.”
That’s a whole lot of money to help someone else’s claim of a political victory, especially considering there's no evidence to support his allegation.
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