X Issued 12 Hour Account Restrictions to User for Comments on Masking/COVID-19 Vaccines: Social media platform X restricted Unmasking Mainstream Media's account to a read-only status for 12 hours after she made a comment critical of vaccines and masking as a way to combat COVID-19. "I copped a 12 hour ban yesterday for posting a comment about suffoc*ting yourself with masks & jab**bing [sic] yourself silly," she posted on X. "It's on again." X's ban notice accused the account of violating its rules on "violent speech. "We have determined that this account violated the X rules," the notice said. "Specifically, for: 1. Violating our rules against violent speech. You may not share abusive content, harass someone, or encourage other people to do so."