Permanently Suspended on Twitter. Now what?

[Anonymous]

I’ve been a Twitter user for well over a decade. 4k followers. I do not post there often but started to use it more during the pandemic bc it seemed like the best way to get info about schools, local politics. Suddenly in 2022 my account was suspended. For “platform manipulation and spam”. I appealed multiple times. Seriously this must be a mistake. I’m a 40 yr old mom with absolutely zero bad behavior. I finally got a response to my appeal this week. “Your account was permanently suspended due to violations of our Terms of Service. After reviewing for reinstatement your account will not be restored.” What? Why? I just don’t get it.

I tell myself it’s not a huge deal to not have Twitter… but then I remind myself it kinda is… our school shares news on Twitter that I’m missing… I’m in the process of starting a business and social media is an important marketing tool.

There is no reason why I should be suspended. Esp permanently! I’ve never received even a warning. Then sudden permanent suspension?! What can I do? Anyone have advice?

[Anonymous]

How will they know if you create a new account?

[Anonymous]

Open a new account?

[Anonymous]

Launch a new account using a new email address.

[Anonymous]

It’s run by a mad man. Don’t rely on it for business and use other social media instead.

[Anonymous]

Serves you right if you were flooding Twitter with MAGA propaganda

[Anonymous]

Get a different IP address and stop saying unauthorized things.

[Anonymous]

Just create a new account.

[Anonymous]

Your business should have its own, separate account anyway. So set one up with a new email and probably new IP address as well.

And no school should be depending on Twitter, of all things, to announce news. Surely they also have, gasp, a web site? Or send e-mails? I can't believe any school, at least not a public one, would use Twitter alone for anything that needed to get out to ALL parents. If the PTA uses it as the communication of choice, that's crappy, since many people aren't on it and have zero desire ever to get on it--especially now. Tell the school (or PTA if that's what you mean) they need to use other platforms too.

Don't waste energy being angry about the suspension. Probably your account was hacked somehow or they mistook you for someone else. It's not personal though it feels that way. Some algorithm flagged you and no human being there gives a damn about correcting a bot's work.

[Anonymous]

Chances are that the Twitter policy police is not a well-staffed group and probably moved to a staff of zero once Captain Weirdo moved in.

Just get a new gmail account and re-join.

[Anonymous]

The water’s fine on Truth Social. Come on in.

[Anonymous]

Something doesn't track here. 4k followers isn't a lot but it's way more than the sort of user OP is describing would have. Occasional poster who only started using more frequently during the pandemic, and largely uses it to follow school and local news? That sort of Twitter user will wind up with 300-400 followers typically. Maybe if they have a large network that is very online (perhaps work in a field where having a Twitter account is common), they could have up to 1k or so.

But 4k? I don't think so. I know some minor DC "celebs" who don't have that many followers, including people who are very involved in DC politics or culture, tweet daily, and are followed and retweeted by ultra-popular local accounts like Popville and Barred in DC. A lot of NOT minor DC celebrities only have 10-15k followers. OP is a 40-yr-old mom who doesn't post often and has a narrow range of interests? Nope, either that's not an accurate description of your Twitter activity, or you are lying about your followers, or you bought a bunch of bot followers for your account (perhaps in anticipation of launching your business), and that's precisely why your account was flagged and suspended.

Look, Twitter suck since Elon took over and with his new verification policies, it's probably going to be over soon. So it's not some great loss. And I wouldn't put it past Elon's Twitter to make some boneheaded decision about suspending an account, either. But something about your story doesn't make sense. The follower account and the claimed Twitter behavior don't track, and no one uses Twitter as their main source of school info, that's bonkers. There is something missing from this story or you are changing a key piece of information that would make more sense. I'm guessing you got suspended for a reason, miss it terribly for reasons that have nothing to do with schools, and are looking for sympathy here. I don't buy it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The water’s fine on Truth Social. Come on in.

[Anonymous]

I believe I have been told that Twitter is a private business and they don't owe you an account.

[Anonymous]

I closed my account when Elon took over. Don't miss it at all. You'll be fine.