Twitter account of 'prominent AGW skeptic' Steven Goddard suspended; Joe Bastardi asks 'who's next?'; Updated

@Support Suspending @SteveSGoddard is a travesty. He raises important issues with facts that challenge. Political arguments must be allowed.

— Dave Robertson (@DaveBoulder) March 23, 2015

Science! Holy Church of the Climate Apocalypse puts @SteveSGoddard into Twitter gulag; raise hell with @Support to reinstate his account.

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) March 23, 2015

Steven Goddard, who has dedicated himself to exposing misleading “science” and fraud in the AGW arena, has a Twitter account that has been suspended:

.@BigJoeBastardi Steve Goddard (@SteveSGoddard) shows up as "suspended" on Twitter pic.twitter.com/cjk0gJosoL

— Tom Nelson (@tan123) March 23, 2015

https://twitter.com/jfgroves/status/579996208434974721

Meteorologist Joe Bastardi noticed the apparent suspension:

Prominent AGW skeptic message on twitter
Account suspended
The profile you are trying to view has been suspended.
Who's Next?

— Joe Bastardi (@BigJoeBastardi) March 23, 2015

On his blog, Goddard shared his last tweet before being suspended:

Why was Goddard suspended? Many Twitter users think they know the reason:

@Twitter @support 1. Reinstate @SteveSGoddard immediately. 2. Ban the sandbox fascists who abuse your "report" button to shut down opinions.

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) March 23, 2015

,@tan123 ,@BigJoeBastardi ,@SteveSGoddard Left Wing activists target accounts that they disagree with – can't stand debating facts

— Dave (@stormchase3) March 23, 2015

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Sad that people aren't allowed to hear other side of climate debate RT @ImaBannedd: Yo, @Support! Free @SteveSGoddard from #TwitterGulag!

— MotherNature (@ImMother_Nature) March 23, 2015

is the alarmist view of #Climate the only one allowed now? FREE @SteveSGoddard from #TwitterGulag@BarracudaMama @SchadeTom

— Ima Debatin' (@ImaBannedd) March 23, 2015

https://twitter.com/_FreeMarketeer/status/580007997461512192

@SteveSGoddard Twitter bans skeptic Steve S Goddard.
Free speech is only for those who fall in line.

— Boston Citizen Oslo Borger (@OsloBoston) March 23, 2015

@Support @tan123 Why is Twitter blocking @stevesgoddard? Block those who make false complaints!

— Les Johnson (@LesJohnsonHrvat) March 23, 2015

Update:

Goddard’s account has been restored, without an explanation from Twitter as to why it was suspended.