Reports of the bug emerged after some soccer fans noticed that posts mentioning Olympique Lyonnais player Memphis Depay were being blocked. — AP
SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter users who used the word “Memphis” found themselves temporarily locked out of their accounts at the weekend because of a bizarre bug.
Several users shared screenshots showing messages from Twitter saying their account was being limited for violating the platform’s rules, after they had tweeted a message which included the word “Memphis”.
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