Twitter has come under fire for locking the account of conservative commentator Dave Rubin over a post where he said COVID-19 vaccines aren't working as promised, officials want a federal mandate and booster shots are in the works.
Rubin, whose new book 'Don't Burn (Fill in the blank) is released today, tweeted Thursday evening that society should 'take a pause' amid the vaccine rollout.
'They want a federal vaccine mandate for vaccines which are clearly not working as promised just weeks ago,' he wrote.
'People are getting and transmitting Covid despite vax. Plus now they're prepping us for booster shots. A sane society would take a pause. We do not live in a sane society.'
Twitter temporarily locked Rubin's account, determining that the post violated its policy on 'spreading misleading and potentially harmful information related to COVID-19.'
He was informed by the social media giant that his account access would be fully restored in 12 hours if he removed the tweet.
The incident comes just weeks after Donald Trump launched a class action lawsuit against CEO Jack Dorsey, as well as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Sundar Pichai claiming he is the victim of censorship by the tech giants.
Twitter has come under fire for locking the account of conservative commentator Dave Rubin (above) over a post where he said COVID-19 vaccines aren't working as promised, officials want a federal mandate and booster shots are in the works
Rubin, whose new book 'Don't Burn (Fill in the blank) is released today, tweeted Thursday evening that society should 'take a pause' amid the vaccine rollout
Rubin and other conservative commentators hit out at Twitter over Thursday's action, slamming the power of 'Big Tech' and questioning what aspects of his original post were 'misleading' or 'potentially harmful'.
The creator and host of political talk show The Rubin Report told Fox News his comments were all factual and accused Twitter of 'lying' with its claims he violated policy.
'Every single thing that I said in that tweet was true and this is a complete continuation of silencing any sort of dissent, anyone that questions the narrative is in a lot of trouble when it comes to Big Tech and we better fight it because we're running out of time,' he said.
On Thursday, Joe Biden announced a series of new measures to try to boost vaccination rates, as infections continue to rise driven by the spread of the more contagious Delta variant.
The president issued a new policy for federal government workers, requiring all staffers and on-site contractors to either get vaccinated or face strict protocols.
These include weekly or twice weekly testing, wearing a face mask, social distancing from other employees and visitors and being subject to restrictions on official travel.
Biden also would not rule out a national mandate, saying: 'It's still a question of whether the federal government can mandate the whole country. I don't know that yet.'
Twitter temporarily locked Rubin's account, determining that the post violated its policy on 'spreading misleading and potentially harmful information related to COVID-19.'
The Biden administration has termed the new spread of the virus a 'pandemic of the unvaccinated' as the vast majority of cases, deaths and hospitalizations are among people who have refused the shot.
Now, 57 percent of Americans have had at least one dose while 49 percent are fully vaccinated, CDC data shows.
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky warned Thursday that new research shows vaccinated people can spread the Delta variant just as much as unvaccinated people.
Research shows people infected with so-called breakthrough infections - where they become infected despite being vaccinated - of the new strain carry high amounts of the virus in the nose and throat making them just as contagious.
Conservative activist and Parkland shooting survivor Kyle Kashuv also slammed the locking out of Rubin as 'insanity' and posted a screenshot of the original tweet on Twitter
Health officials are expected to release
