My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell Permanently Suspended From Twitter

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Mike Lindell, the CEO of My Pillow shown here during a 2019 conference, has been suspended from Twitter.

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MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell waits outside the West Wing of the White House before entering on Jan. 15, five days before the inauguration of President Joe Biden.

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Insurrection At The Capitol: Live Updates
Facebook Removes ‘Stop The Steal’ Content; Twitter Suspends QAnon Accounts

A mob of pro-Trump extremists descended on the seat of the federal government on Jan. 6, at Trump’s urging, as lawmakers gathered to certify Biden’s electoral victory. The insurrection left five people dead, including a U.S. Capitol Police officer.

Following the mayhem in Washington, Twitter announced it had suspended more than 70,000 accounts that «engaged in sharing harmful QAnon-associated content…dedicated to the propagation of this conspiracy theory across this service.»

Facebook announced similar measures that it was removing content containing the phrase «stop the steal» from its Facebook and Instagram platforms.

Lindell’s removal from Twitter also comes as he faces possible legal action from Dominion Voting Systems for spreading misinformation about fraud linked to its voting machines, The New York Times reported earlier this month.

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Dominion Voting Systems Suing Giuliani For Defamation

Dominion has filed lawsuits against Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, lawyers who worked with Trump on his post-election flurry of legal actions, for similar fraud claims.

Dominion is seeking $1.3 billion in damages from both Giuliani and Powell.

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