Suspension of some Twitter accounts sparks controversy
Accounts of prominent Twitter personalities like Faking News editor Rahul Roushan and Rupa Subramanya were affected, said a Firstpost report.
According to the report, the story came to light after Subramanya said her account was suspended without any reason being cited and Twitter told her she might have shared an update that was a spam, leading to the suspension of her account. She also said that the Twitter asked her to change her behaviour or she would be permanently suspended from the micro-blogging site.
The issue with the accidental suspension of some accounts has been resolved. Regret the inconvenience. Thanks for your patience.
— Twitter India (@TwitterIndia) November 1, 2014
Turns out several RW handles including myself were suspended. Coincidence or pattern?
— Rupa Subramanya (@rupasubramanya) November 1, 2014
Accounts that suffered the new Twitter high handedness .. @wallflower_ish @rupasubramanya @AgentSaffron @Sushuptii
— shilpi tewari (@shilpitewari) November 1, 2014
Worst part about suspended period was that while I could not tweet, I could read mentions on Android app, even of idiots who were blocked.
— Rahul Roushan (@rahulroushan) November 1, 2014 Subramanya alleged that it was mainly right-wing accounts that were suspended by Twitter, said the report. It also said that when she reached out to Twitter's India Head of News, Politics & Govt Raheel Khursheed seeking an explanation, the latter said he had no idea on what was the issue and assured to look into it.
Journalist Shiv Aroor later said it was just a technical bug.
Everyone calm down. Confirmed. No Twitter accounts suspended. I hear theres a technical bug thats being sorted out.
— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) November 1, 2014 Twitter India later apologised for the suspension of the accounts, saying it was an accidental act.
The issue with the accidental suspension of some accounts has been resolved. Regret the inconvenience. Thanks for your patience.
— Twitter India (@TwitterIndia) November 1, 2014 Oneindia News
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