Ontario MPP Randy Hillier kicked off Twitter for posting misleading information on COVID-19 via nationalpost
Hillier, an independent MPP who represents the eastern Ontario riding of Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston, was a prolific Twitter user prior to his suspension.
He had previously tweeted his extensive support for the anti-vaccine mandate protesters who occupied downtown Ottawa and shared media disparaging and criticizing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Even before the “Freedom Convoy” protests became popular, he had circulated conspiracy theories about COVID-19, including one that the virus had been given a “gain of function” — meaning it had been genetically engineered in a lab to be more virulent.
Hillier had also retweeted others who urged people not to obey public health measures and amplified tweets about the risks of vaccine side effects.Article content On Tuesday, Hillier’s account page was empty aside from a message that said: “Account suspended. Twitter suspends accounts which violate the Twitter rules.”
A Twitter spokesperson confirmed that Hillier’s account had been suspended permanently because he had violated the company’s COVID-19 misleading information policy, which stipulates that users cannot use Twitter to share false or misleading information about COVID-19 which may lead to harm.“Content that is demonstrably false or misleading and may lead to significant risk of harm may not be shared on Twitter,” the company’s website reads.
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