'Team Mitch' claims victory after Twitter unlocks McConnell's campaign account.
The two-day Twitter tempest erupted after the company, citing its"threats policy," hid the video and locked the account for posting the profane footage of the protesters, who were condemning McConnell’s refusal to allow the Republican-led Senate to consider bills passed by the Democratic-led House that seek to strengthen background checks for gun sales.
"The user was temporarily locked out of their account for a Tweet that violated our violent threats policy, specifically threats involving physical safety,” a Twitter representative said of the account freeze at the time. McConnell’s campaign then accused Twitter of hypocrisy and criticized the “speech police in America.”
“Twitter locked our account for posting the video of real-world, violent threats made against Mitch McConnell,” campaign manager Kevin Golden said. “Twitter will allow the words ‘Massacre Mitch’ to trend nationally on their platform. But locks our account for posting actual threats against us.” McConnell, who is running for re-election next year, was labeled by social media users as “Massacre Mitch” after the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, for blocking gun control legislation.by critics on the platform for blocking stronger election security measures after Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election."We are glad Twitter has reversed their decision to lock our Team Mitch account.
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