Twitter suspends, possibly permanently, Epoch Times reporter Brian Cates: An Epoch Times reporter, Brian Cates, put out word on November 6 that Twitter had suspended his account. It is unclear what the excuse given was, but it is presumed that this happened because he tweeted about valid mail-in ballots having watermarks on them. As of December 10, the account is still suspended and it is widely speculated that this is a permanent ban.