Twitter did not say how many accounts were affected—although a Twitter Search for “suspended” is
loaded with users wondering why accounts they follow—ranging from Seattle TV station King5 to that of the musician Bjork—are disabled (See above for a screenshot of Bjork’s account). Real-time blog
Stay N’ Alive says it could be in the “hundreds to thousands.” As Twitter promised, suspended accounts were being put back online, including one we follow with 6,000 followers which had earlier been pulled. Certainly, however, the issue won’t help Twitter’s reputation for being notoriously unstable. We’ll update if we learn more.
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