Elon Musk’s Twitter suspended the account of Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) after he set a photo of him and his wife hunting as his profile image.
Donald Trump Jr. tweeted the news, including an image of the suspension email sent by Elon Musk’s social media company:
Twitter ridicuously suspended Sen. @SteveDaines because his profile picture is of him and his wife hunting…What a disgrace! pic.twitter.com/vH9QohkwSc
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) February 7, 2023
Breitbart News checked Daines’ Twitter profile shortly after Don Jr.’s tweet was sent, and each of Daines’ pre-existing tweet were blocked from view.
In place of each of Daines’ tweets is a message from Twitter, which says, “@SteveDaines’s account is temporarily unavailable because it violates the Twitter Media Policy.”
A link is provided to provide an overview of Twitter Media Policy. which saysPartially “You may not post media that is graphic or share violent or adult nudity and sexual behavior within live video or in profile header, List banner images, or Community cover photos. Media depicting excessively gory content, sexual violence and/or assault, bestiality or necrophilia is also not permitted.”
Daines posted a photo of his wife and him standing beside an antelope pronghorn they hunted.
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