Twitter made its decision based on a new policy it enacted after the Capitol insurrection, according to which people who repeatedly share incorrect information about the elections can be banned permanently.
“The account you referred to has been permanently suspended due to repeated violations of our Civic Integrity Policy,” the spokesman told CNN.
It is not clear which tweets lead to Lindell’s ban.
Bed Bath & Beyond stopped selling MyPillow products after Lindell expressed continued support for former President Donald Trump in the wake of the January 6 uprising and publicly made false statements about the validity of the election. Lindell, a major Republican donor, called the attack “very peaceful” and blamed the “disguised antifa who dressed as Trump” for the chaos, according to The New York Times. “Donald Trump will be our president for the next four years,” he said earlier this month.
The same Twitter The policy caused Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to be blocked from her account for 12 hours two weeks ago.
According to this policy, the more violations a person commits, the more severe the ban. Two strikes result in a 12-hour block, for example, while five or more strikes can result in what the company calls “permanent suspension”.