Twitter suspends KTN news account

Account suspended./COURTESY
Account suspended./COURTESY

Twitter has suspended KTN News account days after the company

started removing what it termed as fake followers from some accounts.

KTN news has two accounts one @KTNKenya and another @KTNNews. They use the two accounts to share news updates.

But on Tuesday, when followers tried checking for @KTNNews, they were greeted by the news that the account has been suspended.

"Account suspended.

This account has been suspended. Learn more about why Twitter suspends accounts, or return to your timeline," read the message.

But the national broadcaster later said "The KTN News Twitter page will be back shortly, meanwhile, follow our updates on ."

It is not clear why the account was shut down.

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"Twitter suspends KTN News Twitter Account for violating rules,"

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Twitter started banning a huge amount of accounts, with many users taking to the site to bemoan the loss of hundreds of followers in a single day.

The firm is ruthlessly removing accounts, with those who have been previously suspended or banned most likely to see their account deactivated.

It marks the latest in a string of moves from the site to clean up the platform as the San-Francisco based firm now places a premium on integrity among its users.

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