Breaking: Twitter is nuking the biggest QAnon accounts for "Coordinated Harmful Activity," some of whom promoted the Capitol riots. General Flynn, Sidney Powell, Ron Watkins, included. Twitter's statement: pic.twitter.com/cWEfv5m98V
— Brandy Zadrozny (@BrandyZadrozny) January 8, 2021
Only 48 hours after they helped incite a coup and weeks after they were calling for martial law. #coolcoolcoolcoolcool https://t.co/XfQgwpCBCL
— Melissa Ryan (@MelissaRyan) January 8, 2021
BREAKING: new from @BrandyZadrozny @oneunderscore__ Twitter bans Michael Flynn, Sidney Powell in QAnon account purge https://t.co/ALmZT8YD1k
— Sally Shin (@sallyshin) January 8, 2021
Major QAnon accounts that have been banned since this was announced already include:
— Alex Kaplan (@AlKapDC) January 8, 2021
-QAnon76
-Praying Medic
-intheMatrixxx
-WeTheInevitable (who has ban evaded more than 20 times)https://t.co/Kv54PCDHkz
Major Patriot & Qtah have also been banned. "Mel Q," who has been ban evading, is still up. https://t.co/ZnOmOUbJGc
— Alex Kaplan (@AlKapDC) January 8, 2021
You don’t need to give Twitter much credit for taking out a fire extinguisher in the middle of a raging wildfire, after they’ve happily provided arsonists and pyromaniacs with a steady supply of gasoline, oily rags, and matches for years... https://t.co/YsFdgSHeAa
— Librarianshipwreck (@libshipwreck) January 8, 2021
Twitter will be banning major accounts that push QAnon on the platform after its followers stormed the Capitol on Wednesday, explicitly plotting it for weeks on various social media networks.
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) January 8, 2021
X22 Report, which may have rivaled QAnon76 for the most followers of remaining QAnon accounts on Twitter (more than a half million), has also been banned.
— Alex Kaplan (@AlKapDC) January 8, 2021
BREAKING: Twitter is taking dramatic action on remaining QAnon accounts for breaking their "Coordinated Harmful Activity" rules, some of whom heavily promoted Wednesday's storming of the Capitol.
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) January 8, 2021
Mike Flynn, Sidney Powell, 8kun's Ron Watkins banned.
Twitter's statement below: pic.twitter.com/gINAtowQSb
Two of these people (Flynn/Powell) were advising the president in the Oval Office a couple weeks ago. The third was retweeted repeatedly by the president in recent weeks to fuel lies about election fraud. https://t.co/AIWlZlcpC9
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) January 8, 2021
Mike Flynn had taken an "oath" QAnon last year. He and Sidney Powell advised the president on attempts to override the election in the last month. Powell is now being sued by Dominion Voting Systems for $1.3 billion.
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) January 8, 2021
Major players in the Q universe, both now banned from Twitter.
Ron Watkins, who runs the site where Q from QAnon posts and whom many believe may be Q himself, is now also banned from Twitter.
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) January 8, 2021
He spent the last month targeting private citizens with claims of election fraud. He lives in Japan and runs 8kun, a site born in the Philippines.
Although Ron Watkins has been banned, his father and 8kun owner Jim Watkins remains on the platform. Jim Watkins has used his Twitter account to promote QAnon. pic.twitter.com/PjxFY5ZPSt
— Alex Kaplan (@AlKapDC) January 8, 2021
I am hoping businesses will step up & pull advertising from @foxandfriends for promoting Trump's lies & conspiracy theories regarding the election resulting in the death of five people, threats against our elected representatives & property damage.https://t.co/haaoas6Dza
— Linda Ot (@LindaOt_mycat) January 8, 2021
Twitter bans infamous felon previously pardoned by corrupt president.
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) January 8, 2021
https://t.co/wZHIRS8jXV
And @jack is on a roll! Flynn, Powell, and Q are also toast.https://t.co/8QS9bicmy4
— Barbara Hobart (@FckitNotes) January 9, 2021
Twitter has banned Michael Flynn and Sidney Powell. It's about time. These disgraceful Trump acolytes should have been removed a long time ago. Now it's time to ban Trump and the rest of his crime family.https://t.co/wqXNaVyRH4
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) January 8, 2021
@jack is on a roll: https://t.co/8QS9bicmy4
— Barbara Hobart (@FckitNotes) January 8, 2021
“Flynn and Powell both counseled with Trump at the White House in recent weeks as part of efforts to overturn election results.”https://t.co/J6vueGnqmo
— Resistbot (@resistbot) January 8, 2021
AND ?????? THIShttps://t.co/OWBDSgMHMc
— Phil Coulson 2020? (@Coulson2020) January 8, 2021
Twitter permanently suspended the accounts of former national security adviser #MichaelFlynn and #SidneyPowell on Friday for breaking the platform's "Coordinated Harmful Activity" policy. https://t.co/d6LtMIPO7I
— I AM DONE (@VJShordee444) January 9, 2021
NEW: Twitter permanently suspended the accounts of former national security adviser Michael Flynn and President Trump's lawyer Sidney Powell today for breaking the platform's "Coordinated Harmful Activity" policy. https://t.co/GZtLSscpud
— Axios (@axios) January 8, 2021
Twitter permanently suspends accounts of Michael Flynn, Sidney Powell https://t.co/RmiySOx1Xy
— Progressive Push (@progressivepush) January 8, 2021
@oneunderscore__ has the story https://t.co/fLScgVkRQa
— Brandy Zadrozny (@BrandyZadrozny) January 8, 2021
Let’s see a headline that reads: Twitter suspends Trump for life. https://t.co/fZz5Etuu0G
— Barbara Malmet (@B52Malmet) January 8, 2021
Good. Now do @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/KEe6RU8XLU
— Lauren (@noondlyt) January 8, 2021