Jordan Chariton, the founder of progressive independent news organization Status Coup, found himself on Twitter’s bad side for allegedly “posting misleading information about voting” by simply tweeting a quote from 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.

“Beto, Pete, and Amy all falling in line behind Joe Biden. Meanwhile Joe Biden tells voters to get out and vote on Super Thursday. Titanic meet iceberg,” the offending post reads.

“You may not post content providing false information about voting or registering to vote,” warns the Twitter suspension notice.

NEWS: Twitter has “limited” @JordanChariton’s account—for reporting @JoeBiden’s OWN WORDS. Jordan can’t tweet for 12 hours… for the crime of journalism. @TwitterSupport pic.twitter.com/aKOcqQLov2 — Jenn Dize ??‍? (@JennElizabethJ) March 3, 2020

The issue? Biden’s gaffe mistakenly misnamed “Super Tuesday” as “Super Thursday.” This prompted the Twitter algorithm regarding misinformation about voting to target Chariton’s tweet, regardless of the fact that it is a quote from a Democrat who is currently running for President.

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Joe Biden just told a crowd that tomorrow is Super Thursday. [crowd erupts in laughter] pic.twitter.com/Jt1XsNtbMv — Alex Kotch (@alexkotch) March 2, 2020

Chariton filmed a video response to the temporary suspension in which it is clear he is in disbelief about the whole situation and implied that perhaps the Biden campaign had something to do with getting his tweet flagged.

“Twitter has suspended me for the crime of quoting ‘Uncle’ Joe Biden,” he chortles. “I can’t make this up. ‘Uncle’ Joe Biden who a week ago said ‘I’m Joe Biden, I’m running for the United States Senate.’ ‘Uncle’ Joe Biden who does not know where he is a lot of the time. ‘Uncle’ Joe Biden who is having trouble getting through full sentences.”

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“It’s puzzling that my Twitter account was singled out for tweeting out an accurate quote of Joe Biden’s own words when dozens of other accounts who did so were untouched,” said Chariton in a statement to Fox News. “It indicates that this is not Twitter’s algorithm making an error but individuals at Twitter manually censoring journalists after an unflattering tweet about an establishment politician gets traction.”

But a mere 5 hours into his 12-hour sentence, Chariton’s temporary suspension was lifted. The avid Bernie Sanders fan credited swift social media backlash for his early release.

The liberal media man wasted no time smacking back at Twitter for attempting to silence independent journalists who actually report the facts.

What’s most absurd about this….there are TONS AND

TONS of accounts who tweeted similar to me quoting @JoeBiden who weren’t suspended—but after my tweet got traction, all of a sudden I was reported (probably by Biden people) and manually singled out. — Jordan (@JordanChariton) March 3, 2020

Facebook and all of the big corporate tech platforms are essentially operating as full-time big brother for the corporate establishment (that they heavily fund in order to operate in a deregulated tech system). We are not far away from folks like me (and outlets like @StatusCoup) — Jordan (@JordanChariton) March 3, 2020

from being banned from these platforms. That is why it is SO SO important to support independent media (if you are in a position to financially support us). Whether it is @StatusCoup (we are now 62 members away from 1,800) or another indy outlet, we are UNDER ATTACK from big tech — Jordan (@JordanChariton) March 3, 2020

In a bizarre statement that seems to lack self-awareness, Chariton also explained that his favored candidate, Bernie Sanders, supports additional regulations on the tech industry. Perhaps he believes that more government regulations equal more freedom?

“Remember, Bernie Sanders has called for tighter regulation on the tech industry. It is in Twitter and YouTube and Facebook’s business interests to maintain the status quo,” he explained.

It is unclear whether these proposed regulations will protect all independent journalists or just those of a certain political flavor.