- Twitter permanently suspended James O’Keefe’s personal account on the platform today, following a series of bombshell undercover videos of a CNN employee.
- The tech giant dealt a blow to the First Amendment and did the unthinkable by removing the account saying, “You can’t mislead others on Twitter by operating fake accounts,” and “You can’t artificially amplify or disrupt conversations through the use of multiple accounts.”
- O’KEEFE’S STATEMENT: “I am suing Twitter for defamation because they said I, James O’Keefe, ‘operated fake accounts.’ This is false, this is defamatory, and they will pay. Section 230 may have protected them before, but it will not protect them from me. The complaint will be filed Monday.”
- This comes only months after Twitter suspended the accounts of both Project Veritas and Project Veritas Action. This also comes at a time when O’Keefe’s account was on the verge of reaching 1,000,000 followers.
In February, Twitter banned the Project Veritas account after the right-wing activist group posted a video confronting a Facebook vice president outside his home. James O'Keefe, whose group, Project Veritas, has come under fire for undercover sting operations against media organizations and liberal groups, has sued Twitter Inc. For defamation for banning him from the internet platform.
- Project Veritas is also suing the New York Times for characterizing its work as deceptive, and O’Keefe vowed to sue CNN last week. Further Reading Twitter Bans Veritas Founder James O’Keefe.
- The latest tweets from @PVeritasAction.
[WESTCHESTER N.Y. – Apr. 15, 2021]Project Veritas Founder and CEO James O’Keefe issued a statement today, following the suspension of his personal Twitter account by the big tech giant.
“I am suing Twitter for defamation because they said I, James O’Keefe, ‘operated fake accounts.’ This is false, this is defamatory, and they will pay. Section 230 may have protected them before, but it will not protect them from me. The complaint will be filed Monday.”
A Twitter spokesperson confirmed O’Keefe has been permanently banned “for violating the Twitter Rules on platform manipulation and spam.”
A Twitter spokesperson pointed us to a section in the company’s rules which state: “You can’t mislead others on Twitter by operating fake accounts,” and “you can’t artificially amplify or disrupt conversations through the use of multiple accounts.”
These defamatory statements cannot be allowed to continue. We must take a stand. The time is now. Be Brave. Do Something.
If anyone has information regarding corruption inside the media, government, or other high-powered institutions, they can send an encrypted message to: [email protected]
About Project Veritas
James O'Keefe established Project Veritas in 2011 as a non-profit journalism enterprise to continue his undercover reporting work. Today, Project Veritas investigates and exposes corruption, dishonesty, self-dealing, waste, fraud, and other misconduct in both public and private institutions to achieve a more ethical and transparent society. O'Keefe serves as the CEO and Chairman of the Board so that he can continue to lead and teach his fellow journalists, as well as protect and nurture the Project Veritas culture.
Project Veritas is a registered 501(c)3 organization. Project Veritas does not advocate specific resolutions to the issues raised through its investigations.
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Twitter permanently banned James O'Keefe Thursday. The Project Veritas founder spent the preceding days posting videos taken of a CNN employee without that employee's knowledge, in keeping with his organization's practice of coverted recorded content, but in violation of Twitter's policies.
O'Keefe, who had over 900,000 followers at the time of his suspension, told TheWrap that he plans to sue the social media platform.
'The account you referenced (@JamesOKeefeIII) was permanently suspended for violating the Twitter Rules on platform manipulation and spam,' a Twitter spokesperson confirmed. 'As outlined in our policy on platform manipulation and spam, 'You can't mislead others on Twitter by operating fake accounts,' and 'you can't artificially amplify or disrupt conversations through the use of multiple accounts.'
Also read: Project Veritas Twitter Account Banned After Confrontation With Facebook Vice President
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The rep declined to elaborate on the claim that O'Keefe was running multiple fake accounts, including how many he was running or how they were used.
Project Veritas Twitter Suspended
In his statement, O'Keefe said, 'I am suing Twitter for defamation because they said I, James O'Keefe, 'operated fake accounts.' This is false, this is defamatory, and they will pay. Section 230 may have protected them before, but it will not protect them from me. The complaint will be filed Monday.'
In February, Twitter banned the Project Veritas account after the right-wing activist group posted a video confronting a Facebook vice president outside his home.
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Also read: Project Veritas Issues Correction for Misidentifying CNN Employee in Secretly Recorded Call
Twitter, in a message to Private Veritas that was shared with TheWrap, initially said the group's account was locked for sharing private information. Later, a Twitter rep told TheWrap that Project Veritas' account was banned for 'repeated violations of Twitter's private information policy.'
Project Veritas Twitter Blacklist
Project Veritas, a self-described 'non-profit journalism enterprise' noted for using secret recordings to expose 'corruption' at mainstream media outlets and progressive groups, had more than 700,000 followers at the time it was banned.