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GOP Freezes Twitter Spending After McConnell's Account Is Locked

Associated Press

   LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - The Republican Party, the Trump campaign and
   other GOP organizations said Thursday that they were freezing their
   spending on Twitter to protest the platform's treatment of Senate
   Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
   Twitter temporarily locked McConnell's campaign account Wednesday after
   it shared a video in which some protesters spoke of violence outside
   his Kentucky home, where he is recovering from a shoulder fracture.

   The social media platform said in a statement that users were locked
   out temporarily because of a tweet ``that violated our violent threats
   policy, specifically threats involving physical safety.'' The statement
   did not indicate exactly how long the account was frozen, saying only
   that it was temporary. The account was active Thursday, but no longer
   contained the tweet.
   The Courier-Journal reported one protester said McConnell should have
   broken his neck instead of fracturing his shoulder; another spoke of
   violence when responding to a reference about a hypothetical McConnell
   voodoo doll.
   Republicans say social media platforms censor conservative viewpoints.
   Social media companies say they have no political bias.
   National Republican Congressional Committee Executive Director Parker
   Hamilton Poling said her organization was halting Twitter spending
   ``until they correct their inexcusable targeting of @Team Mitch.''
   ``We will stand firmly with our friends against anti-conservative
   bias,'' Poling said.

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