# Twitter bans MyPillow corporate account after Mike Lindell uses it to circumvent personal Twitter ban **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 3, 2021, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095 "2021-02-03T02:51:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/221 "2021-04-17T19:42:43Z")
To be fair, God hated Mark Lindell first. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/222 "2021-04-19T03:55:50Z")
Well, as far as I can tell there was no Sunday VIP launch. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/223 "2021-04-19T06:04:57Z")
[![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DftE5ZLWAAAVNgC.jpg) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DftE5ZLWAAAVNgC.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/224 "2021-04-19T13:05:46Z")
As of this moment, 3 minutes after the site was supposed to go live for everyone: > Error 502 > Ray ID: 642655840641eae3 • 2021-04-19 13:03:37 UTC > ## Bad gateway ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/225 "2021-04-19T13:08:30Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Free Beer Tomorrow! Jam every other day! ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/226 "2021-04-19T13:23:50Z")
And now there is a sign-in page. Apparently the posts will be only viewable to members. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/227 "2021-04-19T14:11:10Z")
… and the FBI… ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/228 "2021-04-19T15:43:49Z")
Huh, I’ve been talking to my neighbors here in Caucasia, and everyone who grew a Mike Lindell mustache has gotten VIP access without a hitch… . . [/lyingthroughteeth] ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/229 "2021-04-19T16:13:12Z")
> **[Mike Lindell's Platform Frank Fails to Launch Again, 'Attack' Blamed](https://www.newsweek.com/mike-lindell-frank-social-media-launch-1584656)** > > The launch date of Frank came after weeks of hype from Lindell, who claimed it would be able to handle a billion users. Users were once again left disappointed. He says he has his own servers, but you still have to go through Cloudflare to get there. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/230 "2021-04-19T16:25:29Z")
> [@Deeg](#): > > It’s more than hypocrisy, it’s that they apparently don’t grasp what freedom of speech even means. Near as I can tell, I think they think it means “I can say whatever I want and should not suffer any consequences, and you are not allowed to disagree with me.” ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/231 "2021-04-19T16:40:42Z")
> On social media, Lindell suggested without evidence that the website was being hit with a cyberattack. I wish they would just say: “On social media, Lindell lied like the filthy liar he is that the website was being hit with a cyberattack.” ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/232 "2021-04-19T16:46:36Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > “On social media, Lindell lied like the filthy liar he is that the website was being hit with a cyberattack.” That’s what Cloudflare is there for–to absorb DOS attacks. Cloudflare is fine, the problem is all on his servers. > **[Mike Lindell's social-media site, Frank, is plagued by issues making it...](https://www.businessinsider.com/mike-lindell-social-media-site-frank-launch-day-errors-issues-2021-4)** > > The new site from the MyPillow CEO was supposed to launch and allow people to sign up last week, but the date was pushed back to Monday. ---
**Author:** ![Deeg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deeg/32/2955_2.png) [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/233 "2021-04-19T17:00:04Z")
I think there’s a good chance that Lindell is being attacked for some definition of “attack”. I can imagine that there are a number of script kiddies hammering away at their servers. It’s just as likely that they don’t know what they’re doing and mistake lots of requests as an attack. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/234 "2021-04-19T17:04:35Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Mike Lindell’s platform Frank fails to launch again, “massive attack” blamed Massive Attack are okay but I think Lindell is giving the band too much credit. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/235 "2021-04-19T17:10:10Z")
> [@Deeg](#): > > I think there’s a good chance that Lindell is being attacked for some definition of “attack”. I can imagine that there are a number of script kiddies hammering away at their servers. Again, that’s what Cloudflare is for. Traffic routes through their service to filter out DOS attacks before it is passed on to his servers. See the screencap in the _Business Insider_ story. ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/236 "2021-04-19T17:47:33Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Massive Attack are okay but I think Lindell is giving the band too much credit. You totally beat me to this response. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/237 "2021-04-19T20:05:40Z")
> **[MyPillow files $1.6 billion countersuit against Dominion Voting Systems](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/19/mypillow-files-1point6-billion-suit-to-counter-dominion-defamation-case.html)** > > Dominion is suing MyPillow and Lindell, a loyal supporter of Donald Trump, in a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit. 😆 ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/238 "2021-04-19T20:19:24Z")
There was a 48 hour Frank-a-thon held to grift the folks breathlessly awaiting the launch of his non-functional platform, and Trump called in! Or not > **[MyPillow CEO pranked by fake Trump call](https://thehill.com/homenews/media/549057-mypillow-ceo-pranked-by-fake-trump-call/)** > > MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell on Monday was duped by a prank caller pretending to be former President Trump while taking live calls during a telethon to raise money for his new soci… ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/239 "2021-04-19T20:24:58Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > 😆 What’s the countersuit for; wouldn’t MyPillow have to show they were damaged in some way by what Dominion did? > [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > There was a 48 hour Frank-a-thon held to grift the folks breathlessly awaiting the launch of his non-functional platform, and Trump called in! A telethon so that a multi-millionaire can launch a new social media platform? Jerry Lewis must be spinning in his grave. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/240 "2021-04-19T20:26:34Z")
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