A social-media account for white male supporters of Kamala Harris was briefly suspended from X, formerly Twitter, sparking anger online.

Newsweek observed that the White Dudes for Harris X account had been temporarily suspended after the group held a star-studded virtual call on Monday night that raised more than $4 million.

It is not clear why the account was suspended, but it appeared to have been restored as of the early hours of Tuesday. The automated message when the account was suspended read: “X suspends accounts which violate the X rules.”

Mike Nellis, who is involved in the organization, shared an update on Tuesday explaining that while the X account is live again, it still remains suspended.

In response to the suspension, Ross Morales Rocketto, an organizer for the group, wrote, “Got @elonmusk [X owner] scared.”

Brett Meiselas, the co-founder of outlet MeidasTouch, shared on X a photo of the suspended account, along with the message: “This is the real election interference.”

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    4 months ago

    Yeah I say nationalize his shit and send him packing. Musk should not be welcome in the US or allowed to access it’s customer base. He’s a full blown national security threat.

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      4 months ago

      Considering Musk’s steps into the conflict in Ukraine with SpaceX satellite internet Musk’s scope and capacity for threats is much larger than just the USA.

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      4 months ago

      Yeah, is there some way to use or misuse the Defense Production Act? The courts have ruled the courts can be ignored, so it doesn’t have to hold legal water, even.