The official Fox News Twitter account has gone dark.

The conservative news network has not tweeted out anything in the past 30-plus hours, since 2 pm EST on Thursday.

BREAKING: Federal appeals court rules against Trump administration on DACA https://t.co/KHnrNvEKAM — Fox News (@FoxNews) November 8, 2018

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A Tribune News employee tweeted that he’s talked to employees who said that the move was meant as a protest of the protest outside Tucker Carlson’s house. The account associated with the protest was already taken offline.

“A Fox News employee tells me Fox is choosing to stay silent while protesting how Twitter handled posts targeting Tucker Carlson — specifically the ones that included his address,” he said.

The @FoxNews Twitter account has been silent for over 24 hours. A Fox News employee tells me Fox is choosing to stay silent while protesting how Twitter handled posts targeting Tucker Carlson — specifically the ones that included his address. address. — Scott Gustin (@ScottGustin) November 10, 2018

The silence of the normally active account has led to jokes and conspiracy theories on Twitter.

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Maybe the caravan got them. — Mike Tilford (@tilfordre) November 9, 2018

Just temporary during the final transition to Trump News. — CMoisenco (@CMoisenco) November 9, 2018

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Ming Fox News still dark. Something is up. We just don’t know what yet. — American Patriot 🌈 (@PatriotResistDT) November 10, 2018

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A blessed day. — Shelley Herman (@sherman21) November 9, 2018

Is there still a scary caravan to worry about? @FoxNews has been offline for 24 hours. Did we get *invaded* already? — 🐾 (@furiousfriskers) November 10, 2018

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