Early Sunday afternoon, Lindell posted to his account over a year since he was banned for "repeated violations" of its civic integrity policy regarding election misinformation on January 26, 2021.
"Hello everybody, I'M BACK ON TWITTER. My only account is @MikeJLindell! Please RT and FOLLOW to SPREAD THE WORD," Lindell posted as his first tweet in over a year.
"Hello everyone on Twitter, this is Mike Lindell," he said on video, speaking from what appears to be a private or charter plane. "I'm here to tell everyone about my new account here: @MikeJLindell."
According to Fox News, a Twitter spokesperson said Lindell is "permanently suspended for violating the Twitter Rules on ban evasion."
Comment: People seem to be jumping the gun on the Twitter thing. Musk hasn't taken ownership of the platform yet, so all the old "violation of terms" rules still apply. The reactivation of some banned accounts were probably the result of Twitter purging algorithmic bans that weren't exactly above board that they didn't want to be discovered once Musk takes control of the company. But you can bet that Lindell and others like him (Trump, for instance) still have a wait ahead before they're allowed back on the platform. In other words, it's the same old Twitter, for now.
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