Getting your Twitter account suspended can certainly scare you, especially if you’ve been using it for years. Creating a Twitter account and expressing your political, social or economic views is all the rage these days. Most of us go straight to Twitter and tweet whatever comes to mind regarding something. But Twitter has its rules and regulations in place that you must follow unless you want your account suspended. A single tweet that does not go the way of Twitter, i.e. is abusive or spam, can get you off this social media platform. Not only this impersonating someone or creating a fake profile can also get you suspended on Twitter. Apart from this, if Twitter notices that your account has been hacked or compromised, they will suspend your account for security reasons.
So many reasons that lead to one major consequence i.e. account suspension. Recently, most of the Twitter users found their account suspended; You must be familiar with the recent suspension of Donald Trump’s Twitter account. Therefore, Twitter has a common habit of suspending accounts whenever it finds something unpleasant.
Twitter always has a reason to suspend user accounts and in case it happened by mistake, there is also the option to reactivate the Twitter account.
So if you are here for help regarding Twitter account suspension then keep reading as you will find a lot of important information. You can go directly to the suspended account recovery section using the table of contents provided here.
What does a suspended Twitter account mean?
A Twitter account is suspended for various reasons; such as suspicious activity, rule violation, etc. And it depends on the seriousness of the breach whether you will get your account back or not.
You may be able to log into your Twitter account but not be able to take any action is one form of account suspension and not being able to log into your account and receive an account suspension email is another.
In my situation, “Usually one day I would log into my Twitter account and they would ask me to verify my phone number which I don’t have access to. So, I tried to reset my password using my email address, but still, it asked me to verify my linked phone number to continue using my account. And after several failed login attempts, I was able to login to my Twitter account but suspended. My followers and followers were down to zero and after submitting an appeal, outlining the problem, I got my account back after a few days.”
That was about what suspension looks like and my story of a suspended Twitter account. Now, let’s take a look at the causes and recovery methods.
Why was your Twitter account suspended?
It’s important to know what could cause your account to be suspended so that you can avoid making such mistakes in the future. Maybe you know what you were wrong about but if you are not sure if you were wrong or not; take a look at some of the main causes of suspension and see if you have made any of the mistakes:
Twitter can also suspend your account if it detects suspicious activity. If someone else tries to access your account from a different location, Twitter may prevent this login attempt and may suspend your account to do so.
Twitter asks for participation, but if you keep liking, commenting or retweeting, Twitter will think of you as a bot and not a human being and this can eventually get your account suspended.
Sending spam is another factor that can get you banned, and Twitter has a clear policy on this. So if you are sending direct messages to people that contain suspicious links or are posting the same links to your website with the same text over and over again; all these activities are considered spam.
Abusive behavior includes harassing or discriminating against someone on social media platforms, including Twitter. If you misuse your free speech once and get reported, they will most likely suspend your account.
If you are leaking someone’s personal information, such as their phone number, address, or even photos that shouldn’t be uploaded otherwise, this is one of the reasons for Twitter account suspension.
Representing another person on social media is not acceptable and if you are caught doing so, your Twitter account will most likely be suspended.
All these reasons can cause any Twitter account to be suspended; make sure you are not doing any of these activities.
For more information on a suspended Twitter account, you can read the official article here- https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/suspended-twitter-accounts
How to recover your suspended Twitter account?
Depending on the reason for the suspension, it is not always possible to reactivate your Twitter account once it is blocked. But still, you can try using the information provided below to reactivate your Twitter account.
Having said that, it’s not always possible to reactivate your Twitter account once it’s locked. But still, to give it a try, here’s how to reactivate your Twitter account.
NOTE- For serious violations, your Twitter account may be permanently suspended; in that case, sending an appeal may not work. This method is only applicable when your Twitter account has been suspended in error or for minor violations.
To recover your suspended Twitter account when it was suspended for violating the rules, follow the given instructions:
- Try logging into your Twitter account at- https://twitter.com/login using your phone, email or username and password; click ‘Login’.
- If you can’t sign in or after you sign in to your Twitter account you get a notification that your account has been suspended, if you think it was a mistake you can submit an appeal. It depends on the violation of the message you will receive from Twitter. Here are some examples of messages you may receive:
“Your account has been suspended. Please contact customer service.”
“This Account Has Been Suspended.”
- To submit the appeal, you need to go to this link- https://help.twitter.com/forms/general but make sure you are logged into your suspended Twitter account.
- First, you need to mention the device on which you are experiencing this issue.
- Next, you should give a short description of the problem, make sure you can explain everything in a few words. Here is an example for reference:
I tried to log into Twitter but it asked me to verify my phone number which I don’t have access to so I tried to reset my password and then access my Twitter account but still Twitter wanted me to verify my phone number. After several attempts, my account was suspended; I have not violated any rules, please help me to recover my account.
- For the next part, you need to enter your information like your full name, Twitter username, your email, and your phone number (it’s optional, but I would recommend you enter the one you have access to).
- Once you have submitted the appeal, you will receive a message like this: “Thank you! Your request has been sent to Twitter. We can usually respond within a few days, but some issues may take longer. Please check your email inbox for a Twitter support email. If If you don’t see one, try checking your email spam and junk folders.”
- After this, be sure to check your inbox and see if you have received an email from Twitter. Please read the instructions provided in the email carefully and then act accordingly.
- In my case, they asked me to verify my email address by replying to the email I received from them to prove that I can access my email address; Then after two days I was able to log into my account without any problem and that’s how I reactivated my Twitter account.
If unusual login activity was noticed on your Twitter account and that’s what got you suspended, here’s what you can do to reactivate or recover it:
- Gonna www.twitter.com and try to log in to your Twitter account.
- If your account is suspected of being compromised, you will see an error message stating “There was unusual login activity on your account. To help keep your account secure, please enter your phone number or email address to verify it’s you.”
You will need to confirm your phone number, email address, or other personal information; click ‘Start’ to start the recovery process.
- Enter the personal information required to verify your account; tap ‘Verify’. Follow the instructions provided on the screen and answer any questions you are asked about your account.
- Enter your phone number or email address linked to your Twitter account, and then you’ll receive a confirmation code or instructions via email. Check your phone or email linked to your account and see if you have received a new message from Twitter. The message will have a verification code that you will need to enter to unlock your account.
- After entering the code, click ‘Submit’.
- You will then have the option to change your password to protect your account.
You can also use the steps above in case you don’t have access to your phone number or email address that you used to create your Twitter account, like in this case, you just have to use the email address that you have access currently.
Sometimes it may happen that you can login to your Twitter account, but your activities have been restricted. This is how you can reactivate your Twitter account in that case:
- Login to your Twitter account and after login you will see a message at the bottom of the screen, click ‘More info’.
- Click ‘File an Appeal’
- For the ‘Where are you experiencing this problem?’ option, select ‘Desktop Web Browser’.
In the ‘Problem Description’ field, please explain why you are facing a suspended Twitter account and ask them for help.
- Next, fill in the required information such as full name, Twitter username, email address, and phone number (which is optional). If you don’t know your Twitter username, you can check any email from them and at the bottom of the email, you will see your username.
- After submitting the appeal, you will see a message like this: “Thank you! Your request has been sent to Twitter. We can usually respond within a few days, but some issues may take longer. Please check your email inbox for a Twitter support email. If If you don’t see one, please try checking your email spam and trash folders.”
Hopefully all the information provided about suspended Twitter accounts will be of help to you. You can also check out the FAQ section if you still have any questions in your mind.
Hopefully all the information provided about suspended Twitter accounts will be of help to you. You can also check out the FAQ section if you still have any questions in your mind.
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Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
