Why Is My Twitter Account Suspended? (24 Potential Reasons)

Why Is My Twitter Account Suspended? (24 Potential Reasons) · 1. Spam · 2. Platform Manipulation · 3. Linking To Unsafe Websites · 4. Abusive Tweets ... SkiptomaincontentSkiptosecondarymenuSkiptoprimarysidebarSkiptofooter   IfyoufindyourselfsuspendedfromTwitter,youmightbeleftwonderingwhathappened. Unsurewhyyouraccountislocked? Readon. Inthisarticle,we’lllistthemostcommonreasonsthesocialmediagiantdeactivatesaccountsonitsplatform.   HowToDiscoverTheRationaleBehindYourSuspension   TheeasiestwaytofindoutwhyyouraccountissuspendedisbysigningintoTwitter.comorbyopeninguptheapponamobiledevice. Inthepast,userswhoweresuspendedmightnotknowtheyweresuspendeduntiltryingtocomposeatweet. Now,Twitteristestingoutbannersthatshowyouraccountissuspended. Nevertheless,thesenoticesoftengiveyouonlyaboilerplatemessagenotifyingyouthatyouraccountbrokeTwitter’srules,butnotspecificallywhichruleyoubroke. Ifthat’sthescenarioinwhichyoufindyourself,checkyouremail. Twitterwillsendanemailtotheaddressassociatedwithyouraccounttonotifyyouthatyouraccountisdisabled. Theseemailsoftenhavemoreusefulinformation,listingwhichTwitterruleyoubroke. Ifyoucan’tfindanyspecificcommunicationfromTwitter,itcanbehelpfultoreviewpossiblescenariostodiscoverwhyyouraccountwaslockedordeactivated. HowdoyougetsuspendedfromTwitter? Inshort,it’sbyviolatingthesocialmediacompany’sregulations. Asthecompanystatesonitswebsite,“WemaysuspendaccountsthatviolatetheTwitterRules.” Clearasmud,right? Unfortunately,Twitterhassomanyrules,itcanbedifficulttonarrowdownexactlywhichoneyouraccountviolated. Below,we’lllistthetwenty-fourmostcommonscenariosleadingtoaccountsuspensions.   WhyIsMyTwitterAccountSuspended?(24PotentialReasons)   Twitterhastwotypesofsuspensions. Thefirstistemporary,alsoknownasa“Locked”account. Lockedaccountsaresettoread-onlymodeforacertainamountoftime,rangingfrom12hourstoaweekbeforeautomaticallyreturningtonormal. Somelockedaccountsrequirespecificactionssuchasremovingprofileinformationbeforereinstatement. Duringthisperiod,usersareunabletotweet,retweet,orfollownewpeople. Thesecondtypeisapermanentsuspensioninwhichtheaccountisdeactivatedforever. Unlesstheviolationisegregious,Twitteroftenwillgivewarningsofbadbehavior—includingaccountlocks—beforesuspendingtheaccountforever. Whilethereisanappealsprocess,unfortunately,suspendedusers—whetherpermanentortemporary—areatthemercyofTwitterforreinstatement. Withthatsaid,let’sexaminetwenty-fourpotentialreasonsyouraccountmightbesuspended.   1.Spam   Twittersaysthatspammyaccountscomprisethemajorityofitssuspensions,somakesureyou’refamiliarwiththerulesonspam. Tweetingthesamethingoverandoveragainisagainstthecompany’spolicies. Spamrulescanalsoapplytodirectmessages(DMs),soaccountsthatsendahighvolumeofunsolicitedmessagescanbesubjecttosuspension,too. Inasimilarvein,Twitter’srulesprohibit“postinganddeletingthesamecontentrepeatedly.” It’sokaytopromoteyourproductorservice,butdon’tonlytweetaboutthesamethinginthesamemanner. Inaddition,youcan’tsendbulkmentionstodrumupclicksorpurchases. TweetinglinkstoothersiteswithoutcommentaryisalsofrowneduponbyTwitter. It’sokaytodosooccasionally,butifstraightlink-postingisyouronlyactivity,youraccountmightgetsuspended.   2.PlatformManipulation   Anytypeofmisuseoftheplatformintendedtoartificiallyinflatereach,clicks,orfollowercountisconsideredplatformmanipulation. Thisincludesawidevarietyofactivitiessuchas: Followerchurn. Youcan’tmassfollowandunfollowotherTwitteruserstoboostyourfollowercount,especiallyifyou’reusingsomekindofautomatedprocess. Regardlessofthenumberofunfollows,youcan’tfollowalargenumberofaccountsinashortperiod. Whatisthelimit? Unverifiedaccountscanfollow400usersperday,whileverifiedaccounts(thosewiththebluecheckmark)canfollow1,000userseachday. Multipleaccounts. Havingasecondaccountsolelytoretweetorpromoteyourprimaryaccountisanotherviolationoftherules. Hashtagabuse. Areyouattemptingtohijackpopularhashtagstogetmorefollowersordrawmoreattentiontoyourproduct? Don’ttryitunlessyourcontentisrelevanttothesubject. Chiminginonviraltopicsisperfectlyfine. Tryingtodrawattentiontoyourselfbyexploitingthesystemisnot. Inaddition,tweetswithanexcessivenumberofhashtagsmightbeflaggedaswell.   3.LinkingToUnsafeWebsites   UniversalResourceLocators(URLs)intweetsareacceptableinmoderationbutnotifthelinksattempttodeceiveothersregardingwherethoselinksgo(thinkRickRoll). Oneofthefastestwaystogetsuspendedisbylinkingtomalwareorotherperniciouswebsites.   4.AbusiveTweetsOrBehavior   Unfortunately,thiscategoryisbroad. Becauseofsomanybadactors,Twitterhasaruleforjustabouteverytypeofthreatorharassmentyoucanthinkof. Essentially,thisisananti-bullyingrule. Thosewhoviolatetheserulesaremorelikelythannottofaceasuspensionoftheiraccount. Youcouldprobablycomeupwithmostoftheitemsonthislistonyourown,butherearesomespecifics. Firstistheprohibitionagainstviolentintimidation. Youcannotthreatentoharmpeopleoragroupofpeople,evenifyou’rejoking. Doingsocanleadtoimmediateandpermanentsuspension. Similarly,onecannotwishorpraythatharmwouldbefallothers. Anotherformofabuseisunsolicitedsexualadvances. Youcannotobjectifyotherswithouttheirconsent,andyoucannotsolicitsexorsendunwantedpornographicmaterialsasaDMormention. Last,youcannotharassorencourageotherstoharasssomeoneforanyreason.   5.DenyingTheHolocaust   Youmayhaveheardthatit’sacrimeinGermanytodenytheholocaust,butdidyouknowdoingthesamecangetyoususpendedonTwitter? Thesamegoesfordenyinganytypeoftragedyormasscasualtyeventslikenaturaldisastersorterroristattacks.   6.PostingSensitiveMedia   Whatconstitutessensitivemedia? Graphicviolenceisonething. Sexualviolenceisanother. Theplatformdoesnottoleratemediadepictingeithertypeforanyreason,andthosewhopostsuchthingswillfindtheiraccountssuspended. Anothertypeofsensitivemediaisanyadultcontent,suchaspornography,inlivevideoorheaders. Pornographyitselfisallowedontheplatform,butnotonone’sprofileoronalivestream,andtheTwitteraccountmustbemarkedascontainingsensitivematerial—whichleadsustothenextitem.   7.FailingToMarkYourTweetsAsContainingSensitiveMaterial   Ifyoupostadultcontent,youneedtosetyouraccountaccordinglysothatotherusersarenotexposedtomaterialtheydon’twanttosee. Todoso,logintoyourTwitteraccount,andinSettingslookfor“PrivacyandSafety”andthen“YourTweets.” Checktheboxtomarkyourtweetsascontainingsensitivematerial. IfyoufailtocheckthisboxbutyoudopostdelicatecontentonTwitter,youraccountmightbecomelocked. Twitterwillprobablyfirstmarkindividualtweetsassensitive,andthecompanymightevensetyouraccounttosensitiveforyou. Unfortunately,it’snotpossibletomarkindividualtweetsascontainingadultcontent. It’sallornothing. Thinkofyouraccountlikeanalbumwithanexplicitrating. Onesongcanearntheclassificationfortheentirething. Thiscanbeagotchabecauseyoudon’thavetopostnudepicturesforyourtweetstobeconsideredsensitive. Certainprofanitiesintherightcontextcanbeflaggedasadult. Thebestadviceistomarkyouraccountassensitiveifyouwouldn’twanta12-year-oldtoreadyourtweets.   8.COVID-19Misinformation   Let’saddresstheelephantintheroom. SpreadingmisinformationaboutCOVID-19(oranymedicalissues,forthatmatter)canleadtoaccountsuspension. TwitterhandedapermanentsuspensiontoUSCongresswomanMarjorieTaylorGreene’spersonalaccountbecauseof“repeatedviolations”ofitsmedicalmisinformationpolicy. Whatconstitutesmisinformation? Withoutwadingintothepoolofpolitics,itisworthnotingthatTwitter,asanenterprise,hastherighttosetitsownpolicies. Asaresult,therulescouldbetotallyarbitraryandstillenforceable. Thatsaid,youcanreadTwitter’smedicalmisinformationpolicyhere. Inbrief,thecompany’spolicyintendstocurbconspiracytheories,rumors,andfalsenarrativeswhichcouldputthepublicatrisk.   9.AutomationPractices   Notallautomationisprohibited,butanyautomatedtasksthatviolateTwitter’srulescanleadtoaccountsuspension. Themostcommonviolationsthatoccurinconjunctionwithautomationarespamandplatformmanipulation. Beforeconnectinganythird-partyapplicationstoyourTwitteraccount,makesurethetoolsdon’tviolatetheserules. Ultimately,youareresponsiblefortheeffectsofyouraccount’sactivity.   10.GlorificationOfViolence   Wealreadydiscussedthreatsofviolenceandthedepictionofgraphicviolence. Theglorificationofviolenceisalsoprohibited.   11.PromotingTerrorismOrViolentExtremism   AnycontentthatpromotesorcondonesterrorismorotherformsofviolentextremismisaviolationofTwitterrules. Thisincludesrecruitingforterroristorganizationsorusingtheirlogosforpromotionorindicatingaffiliation.   12.ChildSexualExploitation   Thisshouldbeobvious,andTwittersayschildexploitationisoneofitsmostegregiousruleviolations. ForgetabouttheTwitteraccountasthiskindofbehaviorwillhavemajorlegalramifications,too.   13.HatefulConduct   AnothersurefirewaytofindyouraccountsuspendedisbyengaginginwhatTwittercalls“hatefulconduct.” Specifically,thistypeofbehaviorisliketheabusivebehaviorpolicyabovebuttargetedtoaparticulargroupofpeoplebasedonrace,gender,religion,orotheridentifiers.   14.TweetingAboutSuicideOrSelf-Harm   Youcannotglorify,promote,encourage,orassistwithsuicideorself-harm. Thisincludeseatingdisorders,cutting,andanynumberofdestructivebehaviors. Youcantalkaboutexperiencesyou’vehadinthepast—howyou’vecopedwithorovercameself-harmthoughtsandbehaviors—butyoucan’tdiscussspecifictechniquesasthismightaccidentallyencourageotherstodothesame.   15.IllegalOrRegulatedGoodsAndServices   Twitterwillsuspendaccountspromotingillegalactivity. AttemptingtobuyorsellprohibitedgoodsorservicesthroughTwitter’splatformisoneexampleofaviolationoftheserules. Thesearethingslikedrugs,sexualservices,weapons,andstolenandcounterfeitgoods.   16.Doxing   Givingoutpersonalinformationofotherpeoplewithoutconsent(alsoknownas“doxing”)isstrictlyprohibited. Phonenumbers,addresses,andSocialSecuritynumbersamongotheritemsfallintothiscategory. Inaddition,youcannotthreatentorevealpersonalinformationeither. Whilewe’rementioningit,pleasedon’tdoxyourselfeither!   17.Non-ConsensualNudity(RevengePorn)   Accountsthattweetphotosorvideosofanadultnaturewithouttheconsentofthepersondepictedareindangerofsuspension. Alsoknownasrevengeporn,youcannotpostintimatematerialasawaytoembarrass,shame,orgetbackatsomeone. Aswiththevastmajorityoftheviolationsinthisarticle,thispolicyappliestoretweets,soevenifthecontentdoesn’toriginatefromyouraccount,youcannotproliferatetheoffendingmedia. Youcanreadthefulllistofprohibitedmaterialhere,butbasically,ifit’sapparentthesubjectdoesn’tknowheorsheisbeingrecorded,thenthecontentisnotallowed.   18.DisruptingCivicIntegrity   Twitteralsoforbidsanytypeoftweeting,directmessaging,orfollowingtechniquesthatattempttointerferewithormanipulateelections. Anexampleofaviolationofthispolicyistweetingfalseinformationaboutvotinglocationsorpollclosuretimestomisleadthepublic.   19.Impersonation   Twitteraccountscannotpretendtorepresentanotherpersonororganization. Youareallowedtocreateparodyaccounts,butitmustbeobviousthattheimpersonationisforcomedicpurposes. Attemptingtomisleadothersthroughimpersonationisanefficientwaytofindyouraccountsuspended.   20.SyntheticAndManipulatedMedia   Alsoknownasmisleadingmedia,thisviolationinvolvesalteringvideo,audio,orphotographstodistortfactsorthecontextofasituation. Thisincludesthingslikedeepfakeswhichpurporttorepresentrealpeopleorheavilyeditedvideothatappearstomakepeoplesaythingstheydidnotsay.   21.CopyrightAndTrademarkViolations   Aswithmostsocialmediaplatforms,violatingacopyrightortrademarkisamatterTwittertakesseriously. Notonlyissuchactivityillegal,butstealingandrepublishingcontentwillgetyouraccountbanned. Notethatnotalluseofcopyrightedmaterialequatestoaviolationbecauseoffairuselaws,butTwitterwillinvestigateallDigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct(DMCA)takedownrequests.   22.ThirdPartyAdvertisingInVideoContent   Twitterhasitsownadvertisingplatformandthereforeprohibitsthird-partysponsoredcontent. Whatdoesthislooklike? ImagineacompanyofferingaTwitteruserwithalargefollowingpaymentinexchangefortweetinganadvertisingvideoforthecompany’sproductorservice. Ifsomeoneapproachesyouwiththistypeofarrangement,decline. It’snotworthasuspensionofyouraccount.   23.SomeoneReportedYourAccount   Twitterhasalgorithmsandcontentmoderators,butanotherwayitidentifiesoffendingaccountsisbyallowingotherusersaneasyavenueforreportinginappropriatecontent. Whilethisapproachhasmerits,onedownsideisthatcoordinatedaccountscanmassreportatweetoraccount. Nevertheless,allittakesisonereportthatTwitterdeemsvalidtoleadtoasuspension—eitherpermanentortemporary. There’snotreallyagoodwaytoknowifyou’vebeenreported,butkeepinmindthatthisisalwaysapossibility.   24.AccountSecurityAtRisk   Maybeyou’reconfidentyouhaven’tviolatedanyoftheserules,butyoustillfindyourselfsuspended. It’spossibleyou’vebeenhacked. Ifyouraccounthasbeentakenhostageorisotherwisecompromised,Twittermaysuspendituntilyoucanregainaccessandchangeyourpassword. HowdoesTwitterknowifsomeonehashackedtheaccount? ItlooksforsuspiciousbehaviorsuchasloginsfromIPaddressesinapartoftheworldfromwhichyou’veneverloggedinormultiplesign-insfromdifferentlocationsaroundtheglobe. Inaddition,spam,pornographictweets,massfollowings,orretweetscanallbesignsofacompromisedaccount—besidesviolatingTwitterrulesontheirownmerits.   Conclusion Asyoucansee,Twitterhasanextensivelistofrulestocurbcertainbehaviorsonitsplatform. Thislistisn’tcomprehensive. Mostoftheserulesarecommonsense,butit’shelpfultofamiliarizeyourselfwiththemsoyoucanknowwhyyouraccountmightbesuspended,orbetteryet,toavoidsuspensioninthefirstplace. 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