Twitter permanently suspended the account of My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell after his continuing unproven allegations of widespread electoral fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
Twitter said in a statement shared with several news outlets on Monday that the platform banned Lindell due to “Repeated violations” of its civic integrity policy.
Lindell, a former vocal advocate President Trump
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From Twitter civic integrity policy prohibits posts that “it can suppress participation or mislead people about when, where or how to participate in a civic process. ”
“You may not use Twitter services for the purpose of manipulating or interfering with elections or other civic processes,” says the policy, with five or more violations of the policy resulting in a “permanent suspension”.
Twitter earlier this month permanently banned Trump from his platform, citing “the risk of further incitement to violence “after the January 6 deadly riots on Capitol Hill. Just before the siege, the former president repeated the allegations of a rigged election in declarations to his supporters.
Lindell, popularly known as “my pillow guy”, has faced previous conviction for making unproven claims surrounding the 2020 elections.
Last week, Dominion Voting Systems, a company targeted by Trump and his allies after the election, threatened Lindell with legal action, writing a letter to Lindell that he led a “disinformation campaign” against the electronic voting machine company. On Monday, Dominion Voting Systems filed a $ 1.3 billion defamation suit against Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani
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Lindell was also investigated after having photographed leaving a meeting with Trump at the White House earlier this month. Enlarged photos of the images, taken by a Washington Post photographer, show the partially visible notes that appear to mention “martial law, if necessary” and the “Act of Insurrection”, a 1806 law that allows the president to mobilize the military and the Guard National troops to suppress civil disorder or insurrection actions.
Bed, Bath & Beyond, Kohl’s and other retailers has since abandoned My Pillow products, although a spokesman for Bed Bath & Beyond told The Hill in a statement that the decision was part of a larger effort to “discontinue a number of underperforming items and brands”.