I just got banned on Twitter/X for "inauthentic activity"
Less than a month after being monetized on X, I'm now on the other side -- suspended!
What happened?
Did I go too far in a beef with someone?
Did I post someone's personal info?
Did I insult Elon?
Did I spam in order to get engagement?
No, no, no, and no.
I don't know what I actually did. I have always followed the rules there. I was banned for "inauthentic activity", which is unclear, but sounds like botting:
Quote:
You may not engage in inauthentic activity that undermines the integrity of X.
We want X to be a place where people have authentic experiences. To make that possible, we do not allow any activity that attempts to manipulate our platform or disrupt our services through inauthentic accounts, behaviors or content.
Inauthentic Accounts
Accounts on X must be authentic. Under this policy, you may not create, operate, or mass-register accounts that are not legitimate, genuine and transparent as to their source, identity, and popularity. This includes:
Unauthorized automation: Automated or scripted accounts that do not comply with our Developer Policy. Please note that as a user you are ultimately responsible for third-party applications you may authorize to access or use your account.
Fake personas: You may not use manufactured identities to engage in disruptive or deceptive behavior. This may include using stock, stolen or AI-generated profile photos, copied or stolen profile bios, and/or misleading profile information for the purpose of deceiving others.
Impersonation: You may not impersonate other identities of individuals, groups, or organizations to deceive others. Although you are not required to display your real identity on your profile, your account should not use false profile information to impersonate others. We allow compliant Parody, Commentary, and Fan (PCF) accounts on X only if the purpose is to discuss, satirize or share information. If you believe an account is posing as you or your brand, you can file a report here.
Multiple Accounts and Coordination: We prohibit coordinated inauthentic activity that artificially influences conversations or disrupts X.
Ban Evasion: You may not circumvent X enforcement actions.
Account Compromise: The unauthorized access or modification of someone’s X account is strictly prohibited.
Inauthentic Behaviors
You may not engage in behaviors that manipulate X or artificially impact how content is discovered and amplified. This includes:
Content Spam: You may not share or post content in a bulk, duplicative, irrelevant or unsolicited manner that disrupts people's experience.
Engagement Spam: We prohibit inauthentic use of X engagement features to artificially impact traffic or disrupt people’s experience
Scams: You may not use X to engage in scam tactics to obtain money, property, or private information.
Inauthentic Content
You may not share inauthentic content on X that may deceive people or lead to harm. This includes:
Synthetic and Manipulated Media: You may not share inauthentic media, including, manipulated, or out-of-context media that may result in widespread confusion on public issues, impact public safety, or cause serious harm (“misleading media”). We may use our own technology or receive reports through partnerships with third parties in order to determine if media have been manipulated or presented out of context. In situations where we are unable to reliably determine if it is misleading media, we may not take action.
Malicious URLs: You may not post malicious, harmful, or deceptive links on X that may cause harm. This includes posting links that may damage or disrupt another person’s browser (malware), compromise a person’s privacy (phishing), and deceptive links that redirect people to unexpected destinations or mislead people about the website’s content.
The consequences for violating this policy depend on the severity of the violation as well as any previous history of violations.
https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/authenticity
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