Uh-Oh, It’s Another Election Year on Social Media

2022 had barely dawned when Facebook and Twitter waded into their first big political controversy of the year. On Jan 2., Twitter Inc. permanently suspended the personal account of Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, citing the Republican’s continued use of the account to spread misleading health information about Covid‑19 in violation of the platform’s rules. The next day, Meta Platforms Inc. followed with a 24-hour suspension of her Facebook account.

The move inspired predictable condemnation from Republican politicians. “Welcome to the Woketopia,” tweeted Florida Representative Matt Gaetz; Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance tweeted a screenshot of Greene’s suspended account, along with the message: “These companies need to be crushed.”