Jessy Edwards  |  June 1, 2021

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President Biden faces class action lawsuit after Twitter account suspended for COVID-19 misinformation
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An Arizona naturopath whose Twitter account was suspended for posting misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine has filed a nationwide class action lawsuit against the CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey and United States President Joe Biden. 

Plaintiff Colleen Huber filed the class action lawsuit against President Biden, Dorsey and unnamed government officials Friday in an Arizona federal court, alleging her suspension from Twitter was a conspiracy between Twitter and White House officials under the direction of the president.

“Upon information and belief, Twitter and White House officials shared the common objective to silence viewpoints on COVID-19 with which they disagree,” the class action lawsuit says.

“This is a federal civil rights class action in which Plaintiff, for herself and others similarly situated, seeks to be free from unlawful discrimination based upon her and their respective political beliefs and views and her and their respective beliefs and views on public issues and matters of public concern.” 

The issues for Huber started on Feb. 21 this year, when she posted to Twitter a quote originally published in the French populist tabloid FranceSoir from two scientists who claimed the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has a “high” mortality rate. 

“Infectious disease team: [Pfizer’s experimental shot causes] ‘mortality hundreds of times greater in young people compared to mortality from coronavirus without the #vaccine, and dozens of times more in the elderly,’” she tweeted, with a link to an article.

She says, soon after the post, she got an email that her Twitter account had been suspended indefinitely because she violated Twitter’s policy on spreading misleading and potentially harmful information related to COVID-19.

Huber says she appealed, but received an email response that she had been permanently suspended and that Twitter would entertain no further appeals. 

“Upon information and belief, prior to Dr. Huber’s suspension from Twitter, unknown White House officials, in their official capacities, spoke to Twitter to ‘clamp down on COVID misinformation and getting their help to stop it from going viral,’” the class action states. 

Employees at Twitter, the claim states, acting on instruction by Dorsey and officials in the White House, came to an agreement to suspend Twitter accounts that post viewpoints on COVID-19 with which they disagree, and then suspended these Twitter accounts.

Huber is looking to represent any Twitter users who have posted “or intend to post” COVID-19 content deemed misleading or potentially harmful by the platform. She is seeking an order blocking Twitter and the U.S. Government from “suppressing freedom of speech” on Twitter, damages, fees, costs and a jury trial. 

Huber is suing for violations of the First Amendment for Freedom of Speech and of the Fifth Amendment for Equal Protection.

Meanwhile, Biden is not the only president facing class action over the coronavirus pandemic. A New Jersey man has filed a $1 trillion class action lawsuit accusing former President Donald Trump of failing to protect Americans from excess deaths due to the COVID-19 epidemic.  

Lead Plaintiff, Arnett Thomas, and others filed the nationwide class action lawsuit in New Jersey federal court in April on behalf of those who died of COVID-19 and their loved ones, as well as those who contracted the virus and suffered financial, social, and other damages from the pandemic.

Do you think Twitter should be allowed to take COVID-19 misinformation off its platform, or is it a violation of free speech? Let us know in the comments! 

The plaintiff is represented by David Yerushalmi and Robert J. Muise of the American Freedom Law Center.

The Twitter COVID-19 Misinformation Class Action Lawsuit is Huber et al., v. Biden, Jr., et al., Case No. 2:21-cv-00936-DWL, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.


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6 thoughts onNaturopath Sues President Biden After Twitter Account Suspended for COVID-19 Misinformation

  1. MARY ELIZABETH COX says:

    Of course, its a clear violation of her freedom to speech. Unbelievable. Add me too.

  2. Kim Reicher says:

    Violation of free speech in my opinion.

  3. rebecca J Scott says:

    It’s definitely a violation of our free speech.

  4. Vanessa says:

    Yes I thnk that twitter should and can limit speach on its platform. It is a private business. That business can NOT be run by the government and can not be forced to run its business like that.

  5. KJ says:

    Add me

  6. Antionette Jardine says:

    Add me in

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