Watchu Talkin’ ’bout Willis: Twitter Suspends Senator That Called for PA Hearings

In what can only be described as Orwellian, Twitter Wednesday suspended the account of Pennsylvania  Sen. Doug Mastriano, a Republican who called an election oversight hearing that presented allegations and evidence of voter fraud.

Mastriano’s personal account was active until Wednesday afternoon. The page for the account now says it is suspended.

Twitter has increasingly interfered in people’s usage of its service, ramping up censorship and account bans in recent months. Lawmakers are eyeing changes to Section 230 of the Communications and Decency Act, which shields tech companies from most liability lawsuits, in response.

According to the Pennsylvania state Senate GOP, the Nov. 25 hearing in Gettysburg was called because of Mastriano.

“Elections are a fundamental principle of our democracy—unfortunately, Pennsylvanians have lost faith in the electoral system. It is unacceptable,” he said in a statement.

“Over the past few weeks, I have heard from thousands of Pennsylvanians regarding issues experienced at the polls, irregularities with the mail-in voting system, and concerns whether their vote was counted. We need to correct these issues to restore faith in our republic.”

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