{"id":204449,"date":"2019-06-12T17:17:51","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T22:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=204449"},"modified":"2019-06-15T21:05:43","modified_gmt":"2019-06-16T02:05:43","slug":"pinterest-censorship-timeline-events-live-action-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pinterest-censorship-timeline-events-live-action-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"PINTEREST CENSORSHIP: Timeline of events leading to the Live Action ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yesterday Pinterest permanently blocked pro-life group Live Action from their platform after a whistleblower revealed the social site was censoring the pro-life message. According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pinterest-censors-live-action-labeling-content-porn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previous<\/a> Live Action News report, the information came from an\u00a0&#8220;undercover investigation conducted by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.projectveritas.com\/\">Project Veritas<\/a>.&#8221;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0The video, featuring the whistleblower who was fired just hours after its release, shows &#8220;inside communications confirming that a top official at Pinterest intentionally added LiveAction.org to the blocked list of pornography websites in February of 2019.&#8221; (You can donate to a GoFundMe page set up on behalf of whistleblower Eric Cochran\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/pinterest-whistleblower-on-prolife-censorship\">here<\/a>.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As time went on, more shocking actions were taken against Live Action and against Project Veritas, for exposing Pinterest&#8217;s practices. Watch the video and see a timeline of events below to learn what really happened:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_7dNAzA_Rro\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project Veritas <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Project_Veritas\/status\/1138572082068037633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a>\u00a0yesterday:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 48 hours<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pinterest\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> @Pinterest<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Removed<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LiveAction\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> @LiveAction<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the porn domain block list<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Added them back on to the list<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Permanently BANNED their account<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Sent a statement to Veritas that neglects to refute our findings<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; FIRED our Pinterest insider<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PART 2 coming soon.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/lifecensored?src=hash\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> #lifecensored<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>May 29, 2019<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a Project Veritas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.projectveritas.com\/2019\/06\/11\/tech-insider-blows-whistle-on-how-pinterest-listed-top-pro-life-site-as-porn-bible-verses-censored\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a>, &#8220;On May 29th, 2019, Ginet Girmay, a Pinterest employee on the company\u2019s Trust and Safety team, discusses LiveAction.org\u2019s inclusion on the \u201cporn domain block list.\u201d Girmay says \u201cI do not think [LiveAction.org] should be removed\u2026\u201d even though Pinterest \u201cis not currently removing pro-life\/pro-choice content.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sunday June 9, 2019<\/b><\/p>\n<p>According to a Project Veritas <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Project_Veritas\/status\/1138455365828435970\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tweet<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunday:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LiveAction\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> @LiveAction<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is on<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pinterest\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> @Pinterest<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> porn domain blocklist\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monday: Live Action is removed<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This morning: Live Action is permanently de-platformed<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NOW: Live Action is back on the porn domain block list!\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Monday June 10, 2019<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pinterest has LiveAction.org on pornography <a href=\"https:\/\/www.projectveritas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/SD-packet-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blocklist<\/a>. (see image below).<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_204459\" style=\"width: 566px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-204459\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-204459\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Live-Action-is-blocked-as-Porn-site-at-Pinterest-per-Project-Veritas.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Live Action is blocked as Porn site at Pinterest per Project Veritas\" width=\"556\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Live-Action-is-blocked-as-Porn-site-at-Pinterest-per-Project-Veritas.jpg 733w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Live-Action-is-blocked-as-Porn-site-at-Pinterest-per-Project-Veritas-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Live-Action-is-blocked-as-Porn-site-at-Pinterest-per-Project-Veritas-700x392.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Live-Action-is-blocked-as-Porn-site-at-Pinterest-per-Project-Veritas-500x280.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-204459\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Live Action is placed on &#8220;porn blocked&#8221; list at Pinterest, per Project Veritas<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Live Action is on domain blocklist of pornography sites. You can still share images but you cannot create a pin that links to LiveAction.org.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project Veritas <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Project_Veritas\/status\/1138149140616142854\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a>, &#8220;This morning we asked our insider&#8217;s<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bigtech?src=hash\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> #bigtech<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> company for comment. This afternoon we\u2019ve already noticed they\u2019re making changes to their user experience. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> TOMORROW \u00bb get our latest investigation:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PekMF27AHj\"> https:\/\/bit.ly\/2F1Efem<\/a>&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_204475\" style=\"width: 658px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-204475\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-204475\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Live-Action-is-blocked-at-Pinterest-per-Project-Veritas.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Live Action is blocked at Pinterest per Project Veritas\" width=\"648\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Live-Action-is-blocked-at-Pinterest-per-Project-Veritas.jpg 763w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Live-Action-is-blocked-at-Pinterest-per-Project-Veritas-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Live-Action-is-blocked-at-Pinterest-per-Project-Veritas-700x425.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Live-Action-is-blocked-at-Pinterest-per-Project-Veritas-500x303.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-204475\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Live Action is blocked at Pinterest, per Project Veritas<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Monday, June 10th, approximately 10:00 am ET: <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project Veritas (PV) reached out to Pinterest with a request for comment. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Monday, June 10th, 6:00 pm ET: <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project Veritas (PV) received a notification from Pinterest that Live Action has been removed from the domain blocklist. PV conducts a test and confirms that LA\u2019s domain is no longer blocked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Tuesday, June 11th, 8:15 am ET: <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project Veritas goes live with expos\u00e9. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Live Action <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/pinterest-censorship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a> goes live in conjunction with the statement that Live Action provided to Project Veritas<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Live Action President Lila Rose begins the day by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LilaGraceRose\/status\/1138439340315406336\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeting<\/a>, &#8220;<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A whistleblower at<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pinterest\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> @Pinterest<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has shared documentation with<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Project_Veritas\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> @Project_Veritas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that Pinterest added<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XumKMsJEoa\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> http:\/\/liveaction.org <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0to a &#8216;porn block list,&#8217; despite staff knowing we are a pro-life group, censoring our life-affirming content.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Tuesday, June 11th, 8:23 am ET:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Live Action learns that it has been permanently suspended from Pinterest via an email time stamped 1:39 am PDT. The Pinterest ticket states that Live Action is \u201cpermanently suspended\u201d for content that goes against \u201cpolicies on misinformation\u201d and \u201cconspiracies that turn individuals and facilities into targets for \u2018harassment or violence.\u2019\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_204358\" style=\"width: 658px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-204358\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-204358\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/permanent-banning-live-action-pinterest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"648\" height=\"689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/permanent-banning-live-action-pinterest.jpg 648w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/permanent-banning-live-action-pinterest-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/permanent-banning-live-action-pinterest-500x532.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-204358\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Message from Pinterest noting Live Action&#8217;s sudden and permanent banning from Pinterest<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Tuesday, June 11th, 12:43 pm ET:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After a request for comment by an outside organization, Pinterest changes their story and claims LiveAction.org was labeled under the umbrella \u201cporn\u201d category for \u201cmisinformation related to conspiracies and anti-vaccination advice.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_204463\" style=\"width: 826px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-204463\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-204463\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Pinterest-changes-reasons-for-blocking-pro-life-group-Live-Action.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Pinterest changes reasons for blocking pro-life group Live Action\" width=\"816\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Pinterest-changes-reasons-for-blocking-pro-life-group-Live-Action.jpg 816w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Pinterest-changes-reasons-for-blocking-pro-life-group-Live-Action-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Pinterest-changes-reasons-for-blocking-pro-life-group-Live-Action-768x362.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Pinterest-changes-reasons-for-blocking-pro-life-group-Live-Action-700x330.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Pinterest-changes-reasons-for-blocking-pro-life-group-Live-Action-500x236.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-204463\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pinterest changes reasons for blocking pro-life group Live Action<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A short time later, Rose <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LilaGraceRose\/status\/1138512570803875845\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">notified<\/a> her followers about the change in language by Pinterest, writing, &#8220;Pinterest now says <a class=\"twitter-atreply pretty-link js-nav\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LiveAction\"><s>@<\/s><b>LiveAction<\/b><\/a> is banned for \u201cmisinformation related to conspiracies &amp; anti-vacc advice, &amp; not porn.\u201d Ridiculous. We\u2019ve reported on aborted baby cell lines, but do not take a position on vaccines. The only \u201cconspiracy\u201d is <a class=\"twitter-atreply pretty-link js-nav\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pinterest\"><s>@<\/s><b>Pinterest<\/b><\/a>\u2019s ban on pro-life content.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_204462\" style=\"width: 647px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-204462\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-204462\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Lila-Rose-Tweet-on-Pinterest-blocking-LIve-Action.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Lila Rose Tweet on Pinterest blocking Live Action\" width=\"637\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Lila-Rose-Tweet-on-Pinterest-blocking-LIve-Action.jpg 637w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Lila-Rose-Tweet-on-Pinterest-blocking-LIve-Action-300x104.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Lila-Rose-Tweet-on-Pinterest-blocking-LIve-Action-500x173.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-204462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lila Rose Tweet on Pinterest blocking Live Action<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Rose then exposes Pinterest&#8217;s double standard, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LilaGraceRose\/status\/1138543268369641472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeting<\/a>, &#8220;<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pinterest\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@Pinterest<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> allows abortion clinics to freely post ads for mail-order abortions, like the chemical pill RU-486. But they banned all<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LiveAction\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> @LiveAction<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s pro-life posts today, saying it was because we may have &#8216;detrimental effects on health &amp; public safety. What\u2019s banned &amp; NOT banned:&#8221; (Rose included the image below.)<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_204464\" style=\"width: 504px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-204464\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-204464\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Pinterest-double-standard-blocks-pro-life-group-Live-Action-allows-abortion-pill.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Pinterest double standard blocks pro-life group Live Action allows abortion pill\" width=\"494\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Pinterest-double-standard-blocks-pro-life-group-Live-Action-allows-abortion-pill.jpg 494w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Pinterest-double-standard-blocks-pro-life-group-Live-Action-allows-abortion-pill-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Pinterest-double-standard-blocks-pro-life-group-Live-Action-allows-abortion-pill-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Pinterest-double-standard-blocks-pro-life-group-Live-Action-allows-abortion-pill-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-204464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pinterest double standard blocks pro-life group Live Action allows abortion pill<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Tuesday, June 11th, evening:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Alison Centofante, Live Action&#8217;s Director of External Affairs, appears on OAN in response to the blatant censorship:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pqaAVCTGgnE\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Live Action founder and president Lila Rose informs <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wgVgfo8tTAQ\">Tucker Carlson on FOX<\/a> that the Pinterest whistleblower was escorted from the building:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Live Action President, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LilaGraceRose?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LilaGraceRose<\/a>, fires back at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pinterest?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Pinterest<\/a> over their permanent BAN of one of the largest pro-life organizations in the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ikwtr2JPBp\">pic.twitter.com\/ikwtr2JPBp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Live Action (@LiveAction) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LiveAction\/status\/1138904338921926656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Project Veritas made their announcement about their whistle blower being fired on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Project_Veritas\/status\/1138554025211830274\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5k9dnCppCB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a> it on their blog, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.projectveritas.com\/2019\/06\/11\/pinterest-insider-fired-part-2-coming-soon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MPPRGxFZToU\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, June 12, 2019:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redstate.com\/streiff\/2019\/06\/12\/twitter-suspends-project-veritas-revealing-pinterest-blocked-pro-life-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from Red State, Project Veritas&#8217; Twitter account has been suspended.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesOKeefeIII\/status\/1138802501937958912\/photo\/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1138802501937958912&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redstate.com%2Fstreiff%2F2019%2F06%2F12%2Ftwitter-suspends-project-veritas-revealing-pinterest-blocked-pro-life-website%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tweet<\/a> released June 12th by the group&#8217;s founder, James O&#8217;Keefe, reads in part, &#8220;Breaking News: Twitter has decided that investigative journalism is in violation of their terms of service &#8211; <a class=\"twitter-atreply pretty-link js-nav\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Project_Veritas\"><s>@<\/s><b>Project_Veritas<\/b><\/a> has been temporarily suspended from posting for tweeting internal communications from <a class=\"twitter-atreply pretty-link js-nav\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pinterest\"><s>@<\/s><b>Pinterest<\/b><\/a>&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Editor&#8217;s Note: This post may be updated to reflect further events related to this timeline.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveactionnewsonline\/\">\u201cLike\u201d Live Action News on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for more pro-life news and commentary!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday Pinterest permanently blocked pro-life group Live Action from their platform after a whistleblower revealed the social site was censoring the pro-life message. 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