<p>Twitter said Tuesday it had suspended the account of controversial US lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene, a staunch supporter of former Republican president Donald Trump, for a week over a "misleading" tweet on coronavirus vaccines.</p>.<p>The tweet in question, sent on Monday, said the US Food and Drug Administration should not give final approval to anti-coronavirus vaccines, with Greene saying they were "failing" and did not curb the spread of the virus.</p>.<p>Twitter labeled the message "misleading" and suggested that users consult information provided by US health authorities about vaccines and mask-wearing.</p>.<p>"The tweet you referenced was labeled in line with our Covid-19 misleading information policy," a Twitter spokesperson said in a statement to <em>AFP</em>.</p>.<p>"The account will be in read-only mode for a week due to repeated violations of the Twitter rules."</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/specials/heres-how-big-tech-can-tackle-its-vaccine-misinformation-problem-1015191.html" target="_blank">Here's how big tech can tackle its vaccine misinformation problem</a></strong></p>.<p>The platform's rules on Covid misinformation state that a seven-day suspension comes with a fourth violation of the site's terms of use.</p>.<p>If the first-term Georgia congresswoman were to break the rules again, she could face a permanent ban.</p>.<p>Greene accused Twitter of suspending her for "speaking the truth, and tweeting what so many people are saying."</p>.<p>The lawmaker has been a staunch defender of Trump and his unsubstantiated claims that Democrats stole the 2020 presidential election.</p>.<p>In February, she apologized for her past support for QAnon conspiracy theories but was stripped of her two committee assignments.</p>.<p>Then in May, she courted controversy by repeatedly equating mask mandates with Nazis forcing Jews to wear yellow stars in wartime Germany.</p>
<p>Twitter said Tuesday it had suspended the account of controversial US lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene, a staunch supporter of former Republican president Donald Trump, for a week over a "misleading" tweet on coronavirus vaccines.</p>.<p>The tweet in question, sent on Monday, said the US Food and Drug Administration should not give final approval to anti-coronavirus vaccines, with Greene saying they were "failing" and did not curb the spread of the virus.</p>.<p>Twitter labeled the message "misleading" and suggested that users consult information provided by US health authorities about vaccines and mask-wearing.</p>.<p>"The tweet you referenced was labeled in line with our Covid-19 misleading information policy," a Twitter spokesperson said in a statement to <em>AFP</em>.</p>.<p>"The account will be in read-only mode for a week due to repeated violations of the Twitter rules."</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/specials/heres-how-big-tech-can-tackle-its-vaccine-misinformation-problem-1015191.html" target="_blank">Here's how big tech can tackle its vaccine misinformation problem</a></strong></p>.<p>The platform's rules on Covid misinformation state that a seven-day suspension comes with a fourth violation of the site's terms of use.</p>.<p>If the first-term Georgia congresswoman were to break the rules again, she could face a permanent ban.</p>.<p>Greene accused Twitter of suspending her for "speaking the truth, and tweeting what so many people are saying."</p>.<p>The lawmaker has been a staunch defender of Trump and his unsubstantiated claims that Democrats stole the 2020 presidential election.</p>.<p>In February, she apologized for her past support for QAnon conspiracy theories but was stripped of her two committee assignments.</p>.<p>Then in May, she courted controversy by repeatedly equating mask mandates with Nazis forcing Jews to wear yellow stars in wartime Germany.</p>