Republican Groups Stop Twitter Ad Spending After McConnell Account Locked

Republican Groups Stop Twitter Ad Spending After McConnell Account Locked
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell at the Capitol in Washington on May 14, 2019. Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images
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National Republican campaign committees and President Donald Trump’s campaign have announced on Aug. 8 that they will stop spending money to advertise on Twitter after the social media platform locked one of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) account.

Groups like the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), the Republican Governors Association, and the Republican National Committee (RNC) announced their move amid a time where conservative groups, pundits, and figures claim large tech companies are perpetrating anti-conservative bias by stifling the voices of the right.