My Pillow CEO banned by Twitter

Twitter has permanently suspended the account of My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell following his unproven allegations of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.

Twitter said in a statement shared with several new electrical outlets Monday that the platform banned Lindell due to “Repeated violations” of its civic integrity policy.

Lindell, a strong supporter of the old President TrumpDonald TrumpSchumer: Impeachment trial will be swift, doesn’t need many witnesses Nurse bugged by Biden as acting surgeon general: Schumer report calls on Biden to declare climate emergency MORE, continued to argue that the election was “stolen” even after President Biden was sworn in last week.

Twitter civic integrity policy prohibits publications which “can suppress participation or mislead people about when, where or how to participate in a civic process. ”

“You may not use Twitter’s services for the purpose of manipulating or interfering in elections or other civic processes,” the policy says, with five or more violations of the policy resulting in “permanent suspension.”

Twitter earlier this month permanently banned Trump from its platform, citing “the risk of a new incitement to violence “, following the deadly riots on January 6 on Capitol Hill. Just before the siege, the former president reiterated the allegations of a rigged election in remarks to his supporters.

Lindell, popularly known as the “guy on my pillow,” has previously been convicted of making unsubstantiated claims around the 2020 election.

Last week, Dominion Voting Systems, a company targeted by Trump and his allies after the election, threatened Lindell with legal action, written in a letter to Lindell that he led a “disinformation campaign” against the Voting Machine Company. Dominion Voting Systems filed a $ 1.3 billion libel claim against Trump’s personal lawyer on Monday, Rudy GiulianiRudy Giuliani The Hill 12:30 PM Report – Brought to you by Facebook – GOP Senator Withdraws Dominion Voting Systems Files .3B Defamation Lawsuit Against Giuliani The Next Agitation: What We Should Expect From Trump MORE, on complaints concerning the company.

Lindell has also come under scrutiny after being pictured leaving a meeting with Trump at the White House earlier this month. Enlarged photos of the footage, taken by a Washington Post photographer, show partially visible notes appearing to mention “martial law if necessary” and the “insurgency law,” a 1806 law that allows the president to mobilize the army and National Guard troops to suppress civil disorder or insurgency actions.

Bed, Bath & Beyond, Kohl’s and other retailers have since discontinued My Pillow products, although a spokesperson for Bed Bath & Beyond told The Hill in a statement that the move was part of a larger effort to “end a number of underperforming items and brands” .