[FoxNews] Spokesperson for social media giant says satire site 'was mistakenly caught in a spam filter'Twitter offered an apology to the popular conservative satirical website The Babylon Bee Monday after the tech giant briefly suspended the site's account.
Bee editor-in-chief Kyle Mann initially alerted fans that Twitter had taken action against the outlet's account.
"Your account, TheBabylonBee has been suspended for violating the Twitter Rules. Specifically for: Violating our rules against platform manipulation and spam," Twitter wrote in an e-mail posted by Mann. "You may not use Twitter's services in a manner intended to artificially amplify or suppress information or engage in behavior that manipulates or disrupt's people's experience on Twitter."
The suspension sparked a major outcry among conservatives who launched a #FreeTheBee campaign on Twitter.
Less than an hour later, the Bee's account had been restored.
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