Published
6 years ago on
April 10, 2018
This afternoon we published an article about the Bitcoin Twitter page being suspended. Since posting, it now seems that the Bitcoin Twitter account is now up and running again, to the surprise of many and seemingly, to the frustration of Lightning Network Investor, Jack. According to Bitcoin, the following happened-
In any case, I'd love to hear a public explanation from @twittersupport about why #bitcoin competitor #LightningNetwork investor @jack disabled this account, gave it to someone else, only to return it in the face of public backlash with 750,000 fewer followers. #censorship
— Bitcoin (@Bitcoin) April 9, 2018
Jack, has failed to respond to this tweet thus far, as have Twitter Support, either way, why on earth and more importantly, how on earth could somebody like Jack actually disable a Twitter account to give the handle to somebody else. Since Jack seems to be labelled as a ‘competitor’ his motives may be quite clear, but even so how could this happen? This isn’t a rhetorical question, I am genuinely perplexed right now.
Quick recap of what happened to the @Bitcoin account:
1. ~36hrs ago I discovered the account had been suspended. 2. A new account using the same username began posting nonsense. 3. Community&media outrage ensued 4. Now reinstated, with 750,000 fewer followers than it had before — Bitcoin (@Bitcoin) April 9, 2018
Bitcoin continued to arouse speculation with this tweet, which suggests that there has been some sort of hack involved here. This seems to have happened as a result of some sort of war, although we can’t really tell who has instigated it. Maybe however, in an even more unlikely turn of events, the Bitcoin page is still being managed by somebody else and these tweets have been uploaded as a mask. Honestly, I have no idea what’s going on right now. Is it censorship, is it a case of ‘my dads bigger than your dad’ or is it actually a case of a genuine hack and theft of Bitcoin’s profile? There doesn’t seem to be any news from Twitter at the moment but we do expect more news to arise over the next few days, when it does, check back here, we have you covered. Featured Image Original Source: Pixabay
Investment Disclaimer
