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Twitter unblocks Aisha Yesufu, gives reason for the block

Hours after her account was temporarily locked by the social media platform, Aisha Yesufu, the #BBOG co-founder is live again on Twitter.

Twitter has unlocked the account, with an apology, explaining that its bot that mistakenly flagged Aisha’s account as a spam.

READ ALSO: Breaking: Twitter Freezes Account of Yesufu, BBOG co-founder

“This can happen if an account exhibits automated behaviour in violation of our rules’, Twitter said in a letter sent by [email protected].

A relieved Aisha tweeted the development, along with a mail sent by Twitter: “Thank you everyone for your voices. I have gotten a mail from @Twitter and I am back. I will continue to be a voice. My voice is not for myself alone but for so many others who unfortunately did not get that education that so many of us take for granted to have a voice.THANK YOU”.

 

We went on to tweet an acceptance of the apology tendered by twitter, calling on the company to restore her following, a request which had already been granted.

Earlier on Thursday, Yesufu’s handle was blocked with the following message displayed: “Caution: this account is temporary restricted. You are seeing this warning because there has been some unusual activity from this account.

 

Juliet Ekwebelam

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