Twitter suspends Florida COVID-19 data scientist, DeSantis critic

Published June 8, 2021 3:26pm ET



Former Florida Department of Health data analyst Rebekah Jones, a critic of Gov. Ron DeSantis, was suspended by Twitter for “platform manipulation and spam,” according to her account information.

Jones was fired in 2020 from her role as dashboard manager for Florida’s Health Department after she questioned the state’s COVID-19 response. She claimed she was told to alter data on the dashboard to protect the reputation of DeSantis’s administration, although the department said she was fired for repeated violations of an agency policy barring communication with the media.

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