Twitter Reinstated Republican State Senator Mastriano's Account After Trump Railed.

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Recall that President Donald Trump had railed against Twitter after it banned the official account of Republican State Senator Doug Mastriano on Friday 27th November 2020, accusing the network of attempting to "silence the truth" by banning the lawmaker. The account has now been reinstated, after Twitter said it had made an "error."

Twitter Bans Pennsylvania State Senator, Doug Mastriano

A Twitter spokesperson confided in #Newsweek in a statement: "This account was mistakenly suspended for perceived violations of our impersonation policy. This was an error. We have immediately reversed the decision and the account has been reinstated."

Reacting to the restriction, Trump likened the actions of Twitter with those of a communist country, and said the social network's decision can not stand.

"Wow! Twitter bans highly respected Pennsylvania State Senator Doug Mastriano after he did a great job of leading a hearing on the 2020 Election fraud," Trump tweeted. "They and the Fake News, working together, want to SILENCE THE TRUTH. Can't let that happen. This is what Communist countries do!"

A little less than an hour earlier, Pennsylvania State Sen. Mastriano posted a screenshot from his phone showing his personal account was suspended. A message on the lawmaker's account said the network bans accounts that violate its rules.

"This censorship is unacceptable in America. A nation that I served for most of my adult life," Mastriano tweeted from his official account. "The point of Twitter suspending this personal account is to prevent me from posting to my Senate account—to silence our voices".

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