Twitter on Thursday yanked the account of conservative activist group Project Veritas over “repeated violations” of the company’s rules on sharing other people’s private information, after they posted leaked footage of communications between Facebook executives. A Twitter spokesperson said the @Project_Veritas account was permanently suspended for breaching its “private information policy.” The ban came after
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The move against the conservative activist organization comes amid a broader crackdown by the social media giant on those promoting misinformation.
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Twitter permanently banned an account on Thursday belonging to Project Veritas, a conservative group founded by controversial activist James O'Keefe.