{"id":50886,"date":"2016-07-04T13:32:53","date_gmt":"2016-07-04T12:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=50886"},"modified":"2016-07-04T13:32:53","modified_gmt":"2016-07-04T12:32:53","slug":"twitter-suspends-niger-delta-avengers-account-website-blocked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/twitter-suspends-niger-delta-avengers-account-website-blocked\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter Suspends Niger Delta Avenger&#8217;s Account, Website Blocked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The twitter account of the rampaging Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), have been<br \/>\nsuspended. This is coming barley a day after the group destroyed five oil<br \/>\nand gas facilities in Delta State, where it is operating from.<\/p>\n<p>The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai had recently boasted<br \/>\nthat the military would take the war against insurgents to the cyberspace<br \/>\nhaving significantly won the traditional ground war against Boko Haram in<br \/>\nthe North-east<\/p>\n<p>Besides, the group website has also been blocked. The group had used its<br \/>\ntwitter account and the website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nigerdeltaavengers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.nigerdeltaavengers.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1467720480556000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEs1lK91vuigqE1T7fCzVCiURxPSw\">www.nigerdeltaavengers.com<\/a> to get its<br \/>\nmessages out to the public.<\/p>\n<p>A check on twitter shows that the account was suspended based on these<br \/>\nreasons:<\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2019In order to maintain a safe environment for users on Twitter, we may<br \/>\nsuspend accounts that violate the Twitter Rules. Common reasons for<br \/>\nsuspension may include:<\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2019Spam: Most of the accounts we suspend are suspended because they are<br \/>\nspammy, or just plain fake, and they introduce security risks for Twitter<br \/>\nand all of our users. These types of accounts are against our Twitter<br \/>\nRules. Unfortunately, sometimes a real person\u2019s account gets suspended by<br \/>\nmistake, and in those cases we\u2019ll work with the person to make sure the<br \/>\naccount is unsuspended.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2019Account security at risk: If we suspect an account has been hacked or<br \/>\ncompromised, we may suspend it until it can be secured and restored to the<br \/>\naccount owner in order to reduce potentially malicious activity caused by<br \/>\nthe compromise.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2019Abusive Tweets or behavior: We may suspend an account if it has been<br \/>\nreported to us as violating our Rules surrounding abuse. When an account<br \/>\nengages in abusive behavior, like sending threats to others or<br \/>\nimpersonating other accounts, we may suspend it temporarily or, in some<br \/>\ncases, permanently.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Spokesperson of NDA, \u2018Brigadier General\u2019 Mudoch Agbinibo could not be<br \/>\nreached for comment on the suspended account and website.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The twitter account of the rampaging Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), have been suspended. 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