Conservative citizen journalist Laura Loomer handcuffed herself to Twitter’s headquarters earlier today in protest over her suspended account. Loomer, who is Jewish, wore a yellow star and carried around printed out Tweets that supposedly caused her suspension.
The protest was broadcast live on Periscope and Loomer shouted “Twitter is upholding sharia when they ban me for tweeting facts about sharia law. I’m here today to stand in solidarity with the millions of conservatives around the world who have been silenced.”
You can watch the entire stream here:
https://twitter.com/ACTBrigitte/status/1068261402786365440
A Twitter spokesperson said authorities were notified but they wouldn’t be doing anything about her protest.
Twitter spokesperson on Laura Loomer: "We have notified the relevant authorities who are responding. The account holder was suspended for violating our policies. We apply the Twitter Rules impartially and not based on ideology."
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) November 29, 2018
https://twitter.com/JoePerticone/status/1068266681611505664
https://twitter.com/JoePerticone/status/1068267171653005312
She’s was apparently prepared to stay handcuffed to the door as long as it was necessary.
https://twitter.com/Timcast/status/1068273361330020352
But then authorities decided to step in.
Update: Laura is on a hunger strike and wrapped in an American flag. 2018 is the greatest. https://t.co/919H5azbID
— Bridget Phetasy (@BridgetPhetasy) November 29, 2018
Update: they’re forcibly removing the handcuffs and taking Laura to the precinct.
— Bridget Phetasy (@BridgetPhetasy) November 29, 2018
As of right now, Loomer is the top trend on Twitter and no new updates have been posted since she was taken to the police station.
Last year Loomer was unverified by the social media site and they claim her ban is over hate speech related Tweets toward Minnesotan Democratic Representative-elect Ilhan Omar where she accused him of being pro-sharia law.