FORT WAYNE, Ind.: An Indiana congressman regained control of his office Twitter account on Friday after he deleted a post about a transgender Biden administration official that the social media company found violated its rules.
Republican Rep. Jim Banks said he met Twitters demand that he delete his Oct. 19 post regarding Dr. Rachel Levine becoming the first openly transgender four-star officer in the U.S. uniformed services. Levine is also the nations assistant secretary of health.
Banks had responded to the U.S. surgeon general congratulating Levine on her promotion in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps by writing: The title of first female four-star officer gets taken by a man.
The post was removed and his account put on hold Oct. 23 with a reference to Twitter rules that include a ban on targeted misgendering of transgender people.
Twitter spokesman Trenton Kennedy said Banks went through steps to acknowledge the tweet violated the rules and was then able to post a video under the heading Im back.
That was the indication then that he had deleted the violative tweet and then regained access to the account, Kennedy said.
Banks, whose district covers Fort Wayne and surrounding northeastern Indiana, said he stood by his post about Levine.
Twitter provides a crucial platform for elected officials to communicate with voters, which is part of what makes Twitters biased and arbitrary censorship so dangerous, Banks said. Fighting the lefts censorship will remain a priority of mine for as long as Im in Congress.
Kennedy declined to comment on Banks criticism of Twitter.
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