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Microblogging and social networking service, Twitter said it has restored accounts that were mistakenly locked, suspended or limited on the platform.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports this is coming hours after some users reported delay in tweets showing up on timelines as well as accounts being locked by mistake.
Twitter acknowledged that some accounts were locked, suspended or limited not because they tweeted about any particular topic that is against rules.
“We’re seeing a number of accounts that have been locked or limited by mistake and not because they Tweeted about any particular topic. We’re working to undo this and get those accounts back to normal.
“We’re also seeing a number of accounts incorrectly locked or limited. We’re working to undo this and get your accounts back to normal as soon as possible. This is not related to Tweets about any particular topic,” Twitter Support handle tweeted prior to restoring the accounts.
Restoring the accounts, Twitter apologized for the incident.
“The accounts that were mistakenly locked or limited have been restored. We’re sorry this happened in the first place.
“We also noticed that some accounts were suspended by mistake and we’ve restored them too.
“This could have affected follower and following counts for some of you and those should be fixed soon as well.
“You may be noticing a delay in your Tweets showing up on timelines. We’re working to fix this right now.
“This is now fixed. Your Tweets should be making it onto your timeline…on time,” the support handle tweeted.