Tweeting “Memphis” autolocks your Twitter account

#1

Post by hirsin » Sun, Mar 14, 2021, 7:47 PM UTC

Re: Tweeting “Memphis” autolocks your Twitter account

#2

Post by sabujp » Sun, Mar 14, 2021, 8:01 PM UTC

nice, it worked

#3

Post by aqme28 » Sun, Mar 14, 2021, 8:02 PM UTC

I am now enjoying my 12 hour enforced break from Twitter.

#4

Post by FeteCommuniste » Sun, Mar 14, 2021, 8:02 PM UTC

I tried it and was locked for violating the rule against posting people’s “personal information.” I just appealed the account lock...

#5

Post by that_guy_iain » Sun, Mar 14, 2021, 8:06 PM UTC

I wonder if they‘ll unlock everyone when they release the fix. I kind of doubt they will.

#6

Post by anonu » Sun, Mar 14, 2021, 8:07 PM UTC

Can the word appear in a phrase and lock the account?

#7

Post by MikeDelta » Sun, Mar 14, 2021, 8:09 PM UTC

Just once? Not even three times and then it comes, like the Candyman or the Babadook?

#8

Post by yuliyp » Sun, Mar 14, 2021, 8:09 PM UTC

Sounds like a strange text clustering false positive.

#9

Post by yokoprime » Sun, Mar 14, 2021, 8:09 PM UTC

anonu wrote: post #6

Can the word appear in a phrase and lock the account?

yes. being verified does seem to help not automatically lock your account

#10

Post by TazeTSchnitzel » Sun, Mar 14, 2021, 8:09 PM UTC

Apparently not everyone who tweets it gets their account locked.