As Twitchy reported earlier Tuesday, Richard Grenell was calling out Twitter for suspending the @TeamTrumpOnTour account on the first day of the Democratic National Convention. “Which event was it in Nevada that infuriated Twitter,” Grenell tweeted. “Latinos for Trump? Blacks for Trump? or Gays for Trump?”
CBS News reached out to Twitter and was told that the @TeamTrumpOnTour account was “mistakenly caught in a spam filter.”
A @Twitter spokesperson tells @CBSNews the @TeamTrumpOnTour account was "mistakenly caught in a spam filter" and has since been reinstated.
H/T @ThisAlexTin https://t.co/mW6uD6pEzR
— Nicole Sganga (@NicoleSganga) August 18, 2020
Isn't that what they also said about the Babylon bee?
— Quatro Cinco (@TRUMP23865512) August 18, 2020
Oh, just like @TheBabylonBee ! Weird how that only happens to Conservative accounts, huh?
— carol (@beachws) August 18, 2020
As Twitter reported Monday, The Babylon Bee was also suspended from posting for “platform manipulation and spam,” though Twitter later admitted it was an error — The Babylon Bee was flagged as spam by mistake, Twitter explained.
Spam filter my ass.
— Legend (@ThePlowboys) August 18, 2020
“Mistake.”
There were 3 JUST yesterday. Weird though, not ONE was a Biden campaign account. ?— SeldenGADawgs (@SeldenGADawgs) August 18, 2020
Oh please! They have more excuses that no one can verify for “mistakenly” than there are ants in the world.
— Sherry Kerdman (@sherry_kerdman) August 18, 2020
I'll bet…
— Sans Culottes (@sansculottes60) August 18, 2020
“Ooops”
— Dani (Parler: heydanihey) (@hey_dani_hey) August 18, 2020
All mistakes are in one direction…not a coincidence
— Mike ? (@michaeljashmore) August 18, 2020
Weird how these "mistakes" always happen in one direction, isn't it? A curious journalist might detect a pattern and do something crazy like report on it. https://t.co/hEshLBX6zv
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) August 18, 2020
And we're supposed to believe its just coincidental that they only accounts this happens to are conservative leaning ones?
— Dave (@_Cutty5) August 18, 2020
Hit as many as they can, and reinstate only the ones which have enough clout to give pushback.
That's the filter.
— Funky Code Medina ✝️ (@spazafraz) August 18, 2020
That’s exactly it
— AJswimmer231 (Notable Exception) (@jswimmer231) August 18, 2020
I’d respect them more if they were honest and didn’t pretend like we’re 6 years old and still buying the ‘mistake’.
— Airborne Post Office Box Thief (@abnheel) August 18, 2020
Sure, Jan.
— Robert (@darkmoldovan) August 18, 2020
Hmmm.
— Laura (@NonsenseEnd) August 18, 2020
The “spam filter” needs to be discontinued until it recognizes actual spam. Currently it seems to frequently (and intentionally) target conservatives, Trump supporters, and critics of the left.
The excuses are a bunch of B S
— SUNNY (@Sun_Shiney_Day_) August 18, 2020
ALWAYS a mistake towards Republicans. NEVER any mistakes towards Democrats.
— Shedder (@boottapper) August 18, 2020
“Mistakenly” pic.twitter.com/nnZrb3Ls4c
— ObeliskToucher (@ObeliskToucher) August 18, 2020
The only thing for sure is, they will continue to make mistakes.
— Dave Burdick (@TheDaveBurdick) August 18, 2020
"Mistakes" always go one way…
— David Simon ?? (@Senator_Simon) August 18, 2020
Always a mistake. Show the algorithm @jack
— Matt (@msuhajda) August 18, 2020
These accidents just keep happening
— AJswimmer231 (Notable Exception) (@jswimmer231) August 18, 2020
Can Twitter point to the prominent Democrat-supporting accounts similarly caught by that spam filter?
— InTheRightColumn (@TheRightColumn) August 18, 2020
I’m sure they’re working on it
— AJswimmer231 (Notable Exception) (@jswimmer231) August 18, 2020
Reliable sources you got there….
— SeyWerd ???? ⭐⭐⭐ (@seywerd137) August 18, 2020
Related:
Richard Grenell calls out Twitter for suspending the Trump bus tour account https://t.co/ARn6eLxUmB
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 18, 2020
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