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Kurt V.

(5,624 posts)
Wed Oct 3, 2018, 06:26 AM Oct 2018

i finally joined twitter yesterday.

i tried to log in today and got a message saying my account is locked for certain activity that breaks terms and conditions. i have done zero, zip, nada activity, only created an account. is this how it going to be going forward. .. Locked out randomly?

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i finally joined twitter yesterday. (Original Post) Kurt V. Oct 2018 OP
The best thing you could do is unsubscribe. democratisphere Oct 2018 #1
not a twitter fan? Kurt V. Oct 2018 #3
Not a social media fan. democratisphere Oct 2018 #5
If you want to be on Tucker08087 Oct 2018 #2
Thanks ! Kurt V. Oct 2018 #4
Good luck. rownesheck Oct 2018 #6
I'm truly sorry. my faith in humanity is eternal and unwavering. there is much more good Kurt V. Oct 2018 #7
It happens often JonLP24 Oct 2018 #8

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)
5. Not a social media fan.
Wed Oct 3, 2018, 07:37 AM
Oct 2018

fakebook and Twitter-Sh'tter have no socially redeeming value.
#idon'twanttobefriendswithyourfriendswhoidon't-
knoworwanttoknow

Tucker08087

(621 posts)
2. If you want to be on
Wed Oct 3, 2018, 07:25 AM
Oct 2018

Report yourself as hacked or as an account pretending to be someone else. They will ask who, you or someone else? You will, of course, reply “you.” Please do it even if you don’t intend to do anymore. These are hackers or bots. They are rampant since these SCOTUS hearings. 8 people during the last hearing were spewing all kinds of nonsense. Before responding to someone who sounds crazy, I always look at their profiles to see if it’s even worth it. All came back as having never used twitter, yet there I was reading tweets from their accounts that were violent or just insane. I did report them as hackers. They used someone’s totally innocent, inactive account to commit hate crimes. It’s not right for whoever that account really belongs to (in this case-you!)

rownesheck

(2,343 posts)
6. Good luck.
Wed Oct 3, 2018, 11:01 AM
Oct 2018

social media in general is awful. I've never had facebook and dropped Twitter after about a year. It doesn't work well for me, at least, because it just exponentially increased my hatred for all people. Reading news here on DU is depressing enough. Makes me feel there is no hope for humanity. Bleh.

Kurt V.

(5,624 posts)
7. I'm truly sorry. my faith in humanity is eternal and unwavering. there is much more good
Wed Oct 3, 2018, 04:23 PM
Oct 2018

in the world than bad. my proof? we haven't all killed each other. we will get through this. i promise.

JonLP24

(29,346 posts)
8. It happens often
Wed Oct 3, 2018, 10:45 PM
Oct 2018

Once you do it initially you'll be fine but occasionally your account can be locked for suspicious behavior but you can do text code and you're fine.

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