"I was getting a lot of death threats. I was having vegetables, eggs, dog s**t thrown at the shop every morning. There were multiple situations where people came in and you could tell they were not there to have a computer fixed. And if there were not other people in the shop, I don't know what would have happened", he told the outlet.
"I would open up a case, wouldn't hear anything, then open another case, then open another case, and then I was told to stop opening up cases. And they would keep closing these cases", Mac said.
"I would hate to think that I was singled out in a politically motivated attack. If a state agency was weaponised to punish a perceived political enemy, the country has a right to know", his letter read.
"I think it looks rather fishy. I have been punished for my actions on so many levels both to hurt me personally and to set an example for anyone else that might try to blow the wrong whistle I got an invoice on Sept 6. 2021 for a tax return in 2016. I took it to an accountant friend of mine who said they don't go back that far unless they're looking for something", Mac said, adding that he paid the $57.75 promptly.
John Paul Mac sued Twitter in response to the company's actions. The lawsuit was dismissed by a Florida judge with prejudice, meaning Mac can't bring the case to court again. He was also ordered to pay Twitter's legal bills, which amounted to $175,000.
The 45-year-old claims Twitter continued "shadow-banning" his content or censoring it as was the case with Facebook. Does he ever feel regret about sharing the story with the outlet? Mac says despite all the hardships he has never had any regrets.
"If I had the choice to do it again, I would absolutely do it again. I was raised since 9/11 to believe if you see something you say something", he said.