Twitter has reportedly suspended Dr. Jordan B. Peterson after breaking his rules in a tweet about trans actor Eliot Page.
Commentator Dave Rubin tweeted Wednesday: “The insanity continues on Twitter. @Jordanbpeterson has been suspended for this tweet about Ellen Page. She just told me she would” never “delete the tweet. Paging @elonmusk .. . ”
Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk has been vying for the platform in a series of negotiations throughout 2022 and appears to have been motivated to do so by the platform’s censorship history.
CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE – NOVEMBER 02: Portrait of Jordan Peterson at The Cambridge Union on November 2, 2018 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. (Photo by Chris Williamson / Getty Images).
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According to the alleged screenshot, Peterson had tweeted: “Remember when pride was a sin? And Ellen Page was just having her breast removed by a criminal doctor.”
Twitter appeared in the screenshot to have suspended Peterson for the tweet, writing that he had been punished for “Violation of our rules against hate behavior”.
Eliot Page, the actor formerly known as Ellen Page, has become a prominent LGBTQ + personality in recent years. (Rich Polk for Getty Images / IMDB)
Page, formerly known as Ellen, announced a new identity as a transgender person named Eliot Page in late 2020 and has been an outspoken political figure.
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An account that’s supposed to represent Peterson’s daughter, Mikhaila Peterson, tweeted, “Wow. @Jordanbpeterson went on strike on twitter. No more twitter until he deleted the tweet. It’s definitely not a free expression platform right now @elonmusk . “
The conservative non-profit organization PragerU said that the organization “Stands With Jordan Peterson” and offered its assessment of the event:
According to Twitter, this Jordan Peterson tweet promoted violence against, threatened or harassed “other people on the basis of race, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious beliefs, age, disability or a serious illness. ‘ “Twitter locked Jordan’s account and asked him to delete the offensive tweet in order to restore his account.”
Twitter application displayed on iPhone screen. (AP Photo / Richard Drew, Archive)
Twitter has a history of punishing individuals and even entire organizations such as The Babylon Bee for contradicting trans ideology.
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Neither Dr. Peterson nor Twitter staff have responded to Fox News Digital’s investigation into the incident since the article was published.
Alexander Hall is a fellow editor of Fox News Digital. History tips can be sent to [email protected]