Ask HN: How does a private, nearly-inactive Twitter account ...

It puts up a message that says "Your account is suspended and is not permitted to perform this action." Uggh, now HN won't let me reply to people posting here. HackerNews new|past|comments|ask|show|jobs|submit login AskHN:Howdoesaprivate,nearly-inactiveTwitteraccountgetsuspended? 12pointsbyerichocean9monthsago|hide|past|favorite|15 comments MyTwitteraccountgotsuspendedtoday.I'vehaditsince2008,andit'sundermyrealname.(Yearsago,Iwasofferedtheoptiontoget"Verified"byTwitter.)Myaccounthasbeenprivateforyears.Ihaven'ttweetedinyears,thoughoccasionallyIwilllikesomeone'stweet.Idon'tacceptnewfollowersandhaven'tinyears.Ialsothinkit'sunlikelyanyofmylegacyfollowerswouldhavereportedme.IdoNOTthinkIhave"liked"atweetfromanaccountthatwaslatersuspended.(IgenerallyonlylikeCS-relatedaccounts—mostly3Dgraphics,machinelearning,etc.andoccasionally,sports.Definitelynothingpoliticalorremotelycontroversial.)IhaveNOTgottenanemailfromTwitteraboutthesuspension.Anyideas?I'matalosstodiscoverwhatmayhavecausedit,orevenwhattodo.TheyareNOTaskingformyphonenumber.Update:Ihadover1400tweetsorretweetsovernearly12years,tonsoflegitfollows/followers(lotsfromHN),andIaccessedTwittermostdays.Sonot"inactive",just"nottweetingsocouldn'tpossiblybebreakinganycontentrules."Update2:Itwillletmelogintoit.Itputsupamessagethatsays"Youraccountissuspendedandisnotpermittedtoperformthisaction."Uggh,nowHNwon'tletmereplytopeoplepostinghere.("Pleaseslowdown.")Wereanyofyouwhogotyouraccountsbackabletogetyourlikes/followers/followeesback? ValentineC9monthsago|next[–] Iwonderifyouraccountgothijacked.MyprivateaccountwashijackedonWednesday—usernamechanged,emailchanged,passwordchanged,andthroughafriendworkingatTwitter,Ifoundoutthatmyaccountwassuspended.Afterafewescalatedtickets,Isomehowmanagedtogetbackmyaccount(thanks,Twittersupport!),andfinallygotaroundtoputting2FAonit.WhenIfirstloggedinagain,Twittershowedmesometweetsofadeaththreatthatthehijackerpostedusingmyaccount,andaskedmetodeletethem.Thosetweetscausedmetogetsuspended—butIdidn'tgetafullsuspension,justthelimitingofposting/retweeting/likingfeatures.I'vesincedeletedthosetweets,andmyaccountseemstobeingoodstanding.Anyway,toaddressyourcasespecifically,it'llhelptoopenaticketwithTwittersupport,andpossiblyfindfriendsworkingatTwittertovalidateyouridentityandhelpvouchforyou. erichocean9monthsago|prev|next[–] Needlesstosay,Ihavenotviolatedthe"TwitterRules"—Ihaven'tevenDONEanythingonmyaccountthatcouldviolatethem. epc9monthsago|parent|next[–] Wereyouactivelyusingit(evenjusttoreadtweets)?I’vehadseveraldormantaccountssuspendedovertheyears(accountsIhadbutwasnotactivelyusingtoreadorpost).Wasabletogetthemreactivatedaftergoingthroughtheirprocedures.Ihadtoaddacellphonenumbertoeachtoreactivatethem.IthinkTwittergotmoreaggressiveaboutdormantaccountsin2019. erichocean9monthsago|root|parent|next[–] Iuseditdaily. epc9monthsago|root|parent|next[–] Thisispurelyaguessbasedonmyownsuspensionsbut:somejerkreportedyouraccountandTwitter'sautomatedbotroutineswentaheadandsuspendedit. erichocean9monthsago|parent|prev|next[–] Also,ifyouraccountisun-suspended,doyougetbacktheaccountsyouwerefollowingandyourlikes?Everythinghasbeenwipedout—overadecade'sworthoflikes(whichIusedtoremembertweetstoprojectsandpeopleIwasinterestedin)areallgone. theli0nheart9monthsago|parent|prev|next[–] Haveyouconnectedaphonenumberorsetup2FA? erichocean9monthsago|root|parent|next[–] Ihavenot,justapassword(ahardone,Iuse1Password). theli0nheart9monthsago|root|parent|next[–] Thishappenedtomewithanoldaccountwithinthelastyear.WhenIconnectedaphonenumber,itwasunsuspended(youcanalwaysremoveitafterwards,I'massuming?). amin9monthsago|prev|next[–] Samehere.Oneofmyaccountshadzeroactivity,notasingletweet,like,followingorfollower.Yetitgotsuspendedafewmonthsafterregistration.Agooglesearchshowedlotsofotherswiththesameissue.Ifiledanappealandtheyunsuspendeditaweeklater. ancymon8monthsago|prev|next[–] Maybeyouused(i.e.wereassigned)"bad"IP?FormyaccountusingsharedVPNtriggeredsuspension(butinmycase,Iamallowedtogetverifiedbyprovidingmyphonenumber(butafterprovidingthenumberIamnotreceivingverificationmessagesandthere'snootherwaytogetverified)). templarchamp9monthsago|prev|next[–] MaybeIamcynical-sorandomlysuspendingaccountsworksinTwitter'sfavor,right?Itcausesanxiety/painforcustomerandthecustomeris"morally-forced"topayforgoodstanding-somethinginlinewiththenewfeaturestwitterisrollingout. tanylak9monthsago|prev|next[–] Ithinktwitterseesinactiveaccountsasaccountscreatedforthepurposeofcircumventingthefakefollowers/anti-spamrules.Samethinghappenedtomeawhileback.Idon'trememberwhatIdidtogetitunsuspended.IthinkthereasanemailthatIgot,andIhadtoshowsomeactivity. ttt09monthsago|prev|next[–] Twittersometimesdoespurgesandpeoplearebleedingfollowersandfollowingsleftandrightwheneverthathappens.Andapparentlyanotherpurgejusthappened.Twittersaysthey'rejustgettingridofbots,butmaybeyougotcaughtupinit. erichocean9monthsago|prev[–] I'vetriedaddingmyphonenumber,butthesystemwon'tletme:"Youraccountissuspendedandisnotpermittedtoperformthisaction." 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