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https://twitter.com/#search?q=suspended < Note the spammers.
now finaly, everything is ok.
Dunno if this matters, but @samsungimaging seems also suspended. Pity since that operator was really nice, even troubleshooted my camera problem although it wasn't from Samsung :((
And I found this post as I researched more:
4chan May Be Behind Attack on Twitter http://bit.ly/WqWxj
I suggest you switch to FriendFeed and you can communicate there.
Keep up with the topic in real time by going to Search.Twitter.com.
Hopefully, you and everyone else will come back up soon.
I know how frustrating that can be!
http://twitter.com/lorigama
Also the attackers are still posting to twitter, it's just twitter have removed #gorillapenis from the trends.
see http://bit.ly/XWFXh
I've got over 22,000 followers. But pretty sure I did nothing wrong, or against the rules. I haven't unfollowed in weeks, I'm not automomated, I have real conversations about my niche and personal stuff, I throw out informational links, I promote my blog. All I've done today was follow back my new followers, throw out a couple of links to great articles regarding my niche (fitness) and tweet out my latest blog post url... nothing against the rules. I sure hope having a lot of followers isn't suddenly against the rules cuz I'm sure going to miss my posse if it is... I'm one of the most OCD tweeters you might ever meet. haha
another friend who has over 100k followers I've also noticed has been suspended as of today.
good lord, they gotta fix this... I'm starting to get separation anxiety here!!! (no, seriously)
I understand that scaling such customer support may be an issue, but this is something Twitter desperately needs to implement if they really want to keep their users happy - or fix problems they've created on their own, such as this.
Just filled a request on Twitter tech support to re-enable my account. @GuiAmbros. Would appreciate if you can re-tweet. Thanks!
It's interesting that although there are tons of tweets with "suspended" in them, it isn't shown as trending on Twitter or Twitscoop.
Cheers.. Are Morch aka @ecomind
I hope Twitter realizes this is clearly a mistake and rectify it. What about the potential brand damage when people go to a businesses Twitter page to find it's been suspended for 'unusual behavior' - not impressed Twitter.
I wrote a little blog asking whether Twitter Needs Spam Filter? http://hubpages.com/t/98819
@jenimc
oh yeah - and I'm NOT a bot... go figure...
Please RT and tell the powers that be that I want back on please. Been waiting for someone to get back to me now for 5 hours.......... :(
I submitted a support request and received an email back to update my mobile phone info on the account and then to TEXT the information to Twitter. I don't text on my phone so how will this help?
My personal account was unsuspended just 20 minutes ago so I hope that my other two are as well.
At least I'm in good company with other regular folks that were suspended today.
But this SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@kevinstirtz
KS
BarbaraFriedman account suspended with no apparent reason.
BobbieBrisse account suspended with no apparent reason.
@billhurlbut
Thankfully, I'm back up and running again. Thx 4 letting people know, this suspension crap is a real nuisance when you've done nothing wrong.
Thankfully, I'm back up and running again. Thx 4 letting people know, this suspension crap is a real nuisance when you've done nothing wrong.
I made a Get Satisfaction ticket here: http://pdx.be/help-restore
http://www.inkeddigital.com/digital-ink/twitter...
Steve
I sent several requests but no luck and I now know why. They are probably swamped with them and are just trying to reinstate the accounts ASAP.
To my followers: I am sorry for not being able to keep in touch. Please follow me on facebook/gaymovies until then.
Thanks.
Your Auntie Mamie
Making the World a Little More Pink One Gay at a Time!™
@carissarogers suspended..
Alternate Account http://twitter.com/InternetRadioIn were we can be reached.
Thanks for the updates!
A few weeks ago my original account, at around 3000 followers, just disappeared. My request to Twitter for help was met with silence. Then when someone finally contacted me I go the lovely explanation of "this seems to be some kind of strange bug"!!!!! No sh*t...
Now I get this absurd suspension!
I'm starting to thing I should concentrate my efforts on Facebook.
Cheers,
Adam
This is on TweetLaters site... Appears a LOT of their users accounts were suspended: http://bit.ly/8qUct
((Could Mashable possiblly have more off-site Javascipt on their pages?... ))
Thanks for the post Ben~
Al Ferretti
@alferretti
Google reinstated me shortly after on my request but Twitter also suspended my Krumlr profile and it took Twitter another 10 days (and some complaining from Krumlr's users) to allow Krumlr back on. Apparently, Twitter may be using Google's safe browsing database to suspend at least some of these accounts. If you have posted a link in your Twitter stream or even a link on your website that you list on your Twitter profile to one of Google's blacklisted sites (there are almost 300k of them) then that may very well be the reason for the suspensions.
I am currently working on building an add on feature for Krumlr to screen for these blacklisted sites as people post links to Krumlr and through Krumlr to Twitter. Hope these sheds some light on what may be going on. BTW using shortened URLs won't protect you from a suspension since Google (and probably Twitter) looks at where the redirects terminate. Hence the real need for a service to screen links before they post to Twitter as a shortened URL (like Krumlr does). We hope to have this screening feature within another week or so.
Google reinstated me shortly after on my request but Twitter also suspended my Krumlr profile and it took Twitter another 10 days (and some complaining from Krumlr's users) to allow Krumlr back on. Apparently, Twitter may be using Google's safe browsing database to suspend at least some of these accounts. If you have posted a link in your Twitter stream or even a link on your website that you list on your Twitter profile to one of Google's blacklisted sites (there are almost 300k of them) then that may very well be the reason for the suspensions.
I am currently working on building an add on feature for Krumlr to screen for these blacklisted sites as people post links to Krumlr and through Krumlr to Twitter. Hope these sheds some light on what may be going on. BTW using shortened URLs won't protect you from a suspension since Google (and probably Twitter) looks at where the redirects terminate. Hence the real need for a service to screen links before they post to Twitter as a shortened URL (like Krumlr does). We hope to have this screening feature within another week or so.
Google reinstated me shortly after on my request but Twitter also suspended my Krumlr profile and it took Twitter another 10 days (and some complaining from Krumlr's users) to allow Krumlr back on. Apparently, Twitter may be using Google's safe browsing database to suspend at least some of these accounts. If you have posted a link in your Twitter stream or even a link on your website that you list on your Twitter profile to one of Google's blacklisted sites (there are almost 300k of them) then that may very well be the reason for the suspensions.
I am currently working on building an add on feature for Krumlr to screen for these blacklisted sites as people post links to Krumlr and through Krumlr to Twitter. Hope these sheds some light on what may be going on. BTW using shortened URLs won't protect you from a suspension since Google (and probably Twitter) looks at where the redirects terminate. Hence the real need for a service to screen links before they post to Twitter as a shortened URL (like Krumlr does). We hope to have this screening feature within another week or so.
Google reinstated me shortly after on my request but Twitter also suspended my Krumlr profile and it took Twitter another 10 days (and some complaining from Krumlr's users) to allow Krumlr back on. Apparently, Twitter may be using Google's safe browsing database to suspend at least some of these accounts. If you have posted a link in your Twitter stream or even a link on your website that you list on your Twitter profile to one of Google's blacklisted sites (there are almost 300k of them) then that may very well be the reason for the suspensions.
I am currently working on building an add on feature for Krumlr to screen for these blacklisted sites as people post links to Krumlr and through Krumlr to Twitter. Hope these sheds some light on what may be going on. BTW using shortened URLs won't protect you from a suspension since Google (and probably Twitter) looks at where the redirects terminate. Hence the real need for a service to screen links before they post to Twitter as a shortened URL (like Krumlr does). We hope to have this screening feature within another week or so.
Google reinstated me shortly after on my request but Twitter also suspended my Krumlr profile and it took Twitter another 10 days (and some complaining from Krumlr's users) to allow Krumlr back on. Apparently, Twitter may be using Google's safe browsing database to suspend at least some of these accounts. If you have posted a link in your Twitter stream or even a link on your website that you list on your Twitter profile to one of Google's blacklisted sites (there are almost 300k of them) then that may very well be the reason for the suspensions.
I am currently working on building an add on feature for Krumlr to screen for these blacklisted sites as people post links to Krumlr and through Krumlr to Twitter. Hope these sheds some light on what may be going on. BTW using shortened URLs won't protect you from a suspension since Google (and probably Twitter) looks at where the redirects terminate. Hence the real need for a service to screen links before they post to Twitter as a shortened URL (like Krumlr does). We hope to have this screening feature within another week or so.
Cheers,
Adrian
Cheers!
@marismith - feelin' good to be alive again in the Twitterverse
@AmandaNP2
@P2Conditioning
We regret the human error that led to these mistaken suspensions and we are working to restore the affected accounts—we expect this to be completed in the next several hours.
One additional note: some the accounts suspended were using the third-party site Tweetlater. However, Tweetlater is not to blame for these suspensions nor is it in violation of our Terms.
In fact, I did just on July 3rd.
http://twitalot.blogspot.com/2009/07/oh-ye-spam...
http://status.twitter.com/post/136164828/restor...
Cheers!
@marismith - feelin' good to be alive again in the Twitterverse
seems twitter is folding to the cashflow problem.....and needs to probably sell out? (google, yahoo, etc?) or get some big money bags
Twitter Account Suspensions
Sunday, July 5th, 2009: A lot of people with legitimate Twitter accounts are currently suffering from having their accounts suspended (late Sunday afternoon).
It is not TweetLater’s doing or fault. So, please do not submit a TweetLater support request about it.
We just heard back from Twitter via email, and they said : “Spamcloud hit. We’re working on restoring accounts.”
We just need to be patient. The suspended accounts will be restored.
Update: We have no idea exactly what a “spam cloud” means. It is probably Twitter staff lingo for a massive spam attack.
Update: We have seen during previous spam attacks that Twitter tends to shoot first and ask questions later and indiscriminately lay down carpet bombing when their system comes under a spam attack. A lot of innocent-bystander accounts get massacred in the process, which they then have to restore afterwards. This is most likely what has happened again.
Update: We have no idea how long it will take Twitter to restore the wrongly suspended accounts. We do not have insight into that information.
Update: Twitter has now posted an update about the suspensions on their status blog.
Earlier today, we accidentally suspended a number of accounts.
We regret the human error that led to these mistaken suspensions and we are working to restore the affected accounts—we expect this to be completed in the next several hours.
One additional note: some the accounts suspended were using the third-party site Tweetlater. However, Tweetlater is not to blame for these suspensions nor is it in violation of our Terms.
I do use the Tweet Later service... so I wonder if that put me in the "must kill him now" profile.
This sucks - my suspended account @rightcommentary
No, I've never spammed anyone. I've never posted porn. So no, that's NOT where the blame for this lies. It lies with Twitter. Squarely on their shoulders.
Cheers!
@marismith - feelin' good to be alive again in the Twitterverse
@marcpgoodman
Thanks,
Allison
but you better get me going again . . .
http://technbiz.blogspot.com/2009/06/my-twitter...
come follow me when you're back!!
@girlwithnoname
Hope I can get back online soon.. :)
come follow me when you're back!!
@girlwithnoname
Speculation: Users matched some threshold conditions, a manual anti-bot script caught some real people and fireworks flew skyward. Of course I have no idea what I'm talking about.
FYI Twitter: CS research and ops background in the area. All you have to do is pick up the phone, I'm right around the corner.
Speculation: Users matched some threshold conditions, a manual anti-bot script caught some real people and fireworks flew skyward. Of course I have no idea what I'm talking about.
FYI Twitter: CS research and ops background in the area. All you have to do is pick up the phone, I'm right around the corner.
Ironically, we verify the identity of celebrity accounts on Twitter and have 20,000 + people following. So was a bit of a shock and we were inundanted with emails.
An email never worked but a quick tweet to twitter and it was resoved in 45 seconds.
---Michael B.
\
Fun stuff eh?
---Michael B.
---Michael B.
---Michael B.
---Michael B.
I think someone got fired.... There is no sex in the account room people!
to xxx@gmail.com
date Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 4:26 PM
subject CRITICAL - @xxx Twitter Account Verification Requested Immediately!
hide details Jun 20
Dear xxx user,
We have recently been notified of some unusual activity on your Twitter
account with the username @xxx. Another user has contacted us and
claimed that the account in question has been compromised and requested
that we give him control of the account. As part of our regular security
procedures and protocols, we carefully evaluate each and every request of
this nature. We understand that many such requests by users are
fraudulent and will do everything in our power to ensure that you retain
control of the @xxxTwitter account. To aid in our verification,
we need you to verify the following details as quickly as possible, or we
may be forced to hand over the account to the user who contacted us.
Please send us these details:
- Email address on the account
- Current account password
- Any other details from the account that you feel proves your right to
hold the account
I do urge you to send these items as quickly as possible, to avoid the
possibility of you losing control of the account. Once you have provided
these details, please wait for a verification email from myself. Please
do not change any account settings until you have received verification
from myself or my staff, or we may have to begin the verification process
over again. Thank you very much for your help in resolving this matter,
and please contact me with any questions.
Sincerely,
Brandon Jacobs,
Vice President, Twitter Account Security
http://kidsfstech.blogspot.com/2009/01/twitter-...
Every time we send a Twitter Support ticket, they show the many urls like terms and services and other things without any proper satisfactory answer. I had spotted this in January and informed them. Again, in in May end, the same thing is repeated. In fact, using Twitter, we are in trouble and life in 140 characters do not make easy but more tedious! My tweets were related to kids, parents and children and my website related...There's seriously faults with Twitter programming itself, Believe me!
~Red
@berniebay
for last couple of weeks i have been complaining and the twitter support then close the request saying issue has been been resolved. pasting my correspondence with twitter below
Request 409406 (Closed)
Submitted Jul 05 05:07 am by you
hi
i have decided to start posting twitters to this account.. but it is suspended.. any reason why?
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bombaytimes
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how is it solved? it still remains suspended and i get the following message
Account Suspended
This account is currently suspended and is being investigated due to strange activity. If we have suspended your account mistakenly, please let us know. See Suspended Accounts for more information.
Jul-06 2009 12:11 am.
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bombaytimes
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how is it solved? it still remains suspended and i get the following message
Account Suspended
This account is currently suspended and is being investigated due to strange activity. If we have suspended your account mistakenly, please let us know. See Suspended Accounts for more information.
Jul-08 2009 03:03 am.
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bombaytimes
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CAN YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHY THE ACCOUNT IS STILL HANGING IN SUSPENSION?
Jul-09 2009 01:36 am.
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bombaytimes
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you keep on saying it is solved and the request is closed but my account keeps on showing it has been suspended.. are we living in two different worlds?
Jul-11 2009 10:42 pm.
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bombaytimes
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you keep on saying it is solved and the request is closed but my account keeps on showing it has been suspended.. are we living in two different worlds?
Jul-15 2009 02:05 am.
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bombaytimes
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you keep on saying it is solved and the request is closed but my account keeps on showing it has been suspended.. are we living in two different worlds?
Jul-17 2009 08:49 am.
needatitleokc
blocked for no reason
no reply from twitter
blocked for no reason
no reply from twitter
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