Screenshot of Twitter posting
For millennia, Christians' messages to each other regarding the resurrection of Jesus have been "He is Risen!"
In contemporary society, it's commonly used as a greeting on Easter, the holiday that marks the resurrection.
But Twitter wouldn't tolerate it.
The social-media giant, when U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., posted on Twitter the message: "Happy Easter, everyone! He is risen," knocked it offline.
Greene's message continued, "He is Risen. Death could not hold him. Rejoice in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Wishing you a blessed and joy filled Easter.'
Happy Easter, everyone! He is risen! pic.twitter.com/yiBIYsh3Sb
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
(@mtgreenee) April 4, 2021
Twitter ended up retreating shortly after.
The Gateway Pundit reported the company's first response was, "We've temporarily limited some of your account features… We have determined that you have violated the Twitter Rules, so we've temporarily limited some of your account features. While in this state, you can still browse Twitter, but you're limited to only sending Direct Messages to your followers – no Tweets, Retweets, or likes."
Just after posting “He is Risen,” Congresswoman @mtgreenee has been suspended today. pic.twitter.com/cYfhXfj47k
— Sebastian Gorka DrG (@SebGorka) April 4, 2021
Then, abruptly, the company announced the suspension was "in error."
The AP said it actually was the second such error in three weeks for Twitter.
Sunday's shutdown lasted only about an hour.
Twitter claimed the suspension was made "by one of its automated systems."
"We use a combination of technology and human review to enforce the Twitter Rules across the service," the company said in a prepared statement. “In this case, our automated systems took enforcement action on the account referenced in error."
Greene's account also was shut down last month for about 12 hours – and the company then, too, claimed it was all a mistake.
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