FITS News Twitter account – one of South Carolina’s primary sources for breaking political news – was suspended late Tuesday afternoon. The account – which has more than 10,500 followers from across the country – was taken offline without reason or notification.
Take a look …
We’ve filed an appeal with Twitter in the hopes of figuring out exactly what happened …
Stay tuned …
“I suspect you had an organized campaign to flag your account,” one social media veteran told us. “That’s automated usually.”
Yikes … either way we view the whole thing as (another) badge of honor.
Oh, and while we try to sort things out with the folks at Twitter regarding what happened to the FITSNews account, our founding editor has created a new Twitter account for you to follow, @SicWillie. It doesn’t have 10,500 followers yet, but it does have the same disarmingly attractive man featured in its profile picture.
Oh and we’ve also got a FITSNews Facebook page and a Sic Willie Facebook page you can follow, too.
UPDATE: Astounding … less than three hours after we created our new @SicWillie account, it has also been suspended.
UPDATE II: We were provided with an email address for a top Twitter official early Wednesday morning and have fired off a polite letter seeking information and assistance regarding what happened.
UPDATE III:
Why has Twitter suspended @FITSNews and @SicWillie? Clearly an organized campaign has been launched against us … but who? And why?
— FITSNews Backup (@FITSNewsBackup) July 10, 2013
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59 comments
I was suspended from Twitter because I got hacked a couple of months ago. I was hawking weight loss products to all my friends. They turned me back on once i changed my password. I got some interesting new friends and followers during that ordeal, however.
Did any of your friends lose weight? Maybe you should be in charge of South Carolina’s “war on fat.”
Will, perhaps Twitter thought that you needed a vacation from EVERYTHING – ? Anyway, your new “face” is very good.
I don’t twitface, but your account is still down (both) at 5:22 am.
I was suspended from Twitter because I got hacked a couple of months ago. I was hawking weight loss products to all my friends. They turned me back on once i changed my password. I got some interesting new friends and followers during that ordeal, however.
Did any of your friends lose weight? Maybe you should be in charge of South Carolina’s “war on fat.”
Will, perhaps Twitter thought that you needed a vacation from EVERYTHING – ? Anyway, your new “face” is very good.
I don’t twitface, but your account is still down (both) at 5:22 am.
Well that’s a lie. Facebook seems to be the only way I can see pics of my Grands. Seems like nobody uses good old fashioned email to send pics anymore :O :)
Did you give Todd Kincannon control of your account?
Did you give Todd Kincannon control of your account?
I could see it if they believed you to be what you CLAIM you are.. But just invite them to the site, and let them see it’s infested w/ liberals, and they’ll put you back on, w/ VIP status.
Don’t Sweat it…I could see Harpo, Clyburn, Tenenbaum and Nancy Pelosi giving you the thumbs up…unless you can get busted off there for Skank-Lust…
Its happened to my twitter account before. The reason it happened to mine was if you send too many tweets to an account that has blocked you – you will get suspended. You have to appeal to the twitter powers that be and promise you won’t do anything wrong again and they will reactivate your account. I know for a fact that Nikki Haley was the one that had mine suspended.
Its happened to my twitter account before. The reason it happened to mine was if you send too many tweets to an account that has blocked you – you will get suspended. You have to appeal to the twitter powers that be and promise you won’t do anything wrong again and they will reactivate your account. I know for a fact that Nikki Haley was the one that had mine suspended.
The same thing happened to Huff-Post. Has it been reinstated?
The same thing happened to Huff-Post. Has it been reinstated?
Don’t sweat it. Their suspensions only last 24 hours or so.
Don’t sweat it. Their suspensions only last 24 hours or so.
TWITTER?? REALLY???
Don’t even worry about that mindless low life site.
Just a childish obsession of people without a life, looking for something to justify their purchase of an expensive phone toy they don’t need.
TWITTER?? REALLY???
Don’t even worry about that mindless low life site.
Just a childish obsession of people without a life, looking for something to justify their purchase of an expensive phone toy they don’t need.
They are probably right, some band of FITS haters just banded together to trip your account up. YouTube does the same shit, Facebook too.
They are probably right, some band of FITS haters just banded together to trip your account up. YouTube does the same shit, Facebook too.
ELCID called it. Twitter, Fecebook, and other heavily monitored sites such as those are worthless, IMHO, unless you want a pipeline to channel all of your thoughts straight to DC.
Will, I keep bitching and griping, but can you please do something with this DIsqus board so I can read comments when it gets beyond a few deep? I gather I’m not the only one on here who is having issues with that. Maybe if you had the comments broken into pages, as they do on “The State’s” site, it would eliminate the problem.
Thanks for any help.
ELCID called it. Twitter, Fecebook, and other heavily monitored sites such as those are worthless, IMHO, unless you want a pipeline to channel all of your thoughts straight to DC.
Will, I keep bitching and griping, but can you please do something with this DIsqus board so I can read comments when it gets beyond a few deep? I gather I’m not the only one on here who is having issues with that. Maybe if you had the comments broken into pages, as they do on “The State’s” site, it would eliminate the problem.
Thanks for any help.
That’s a hellva loss. Don’t know how you will ever get over this!!
That’s a hellva loss. Don’t know how you will ever get over this!!
Tell us in 140 words or less, why we should care
Commie dingleberries like the idea. That’d be you, Dingleberry.
Twitter limits you to 140 characters, not words. You don’t have to care about bans if you like censorship.
Tell us in 140 words or less, why we should care
Commie dingleberries like the idea. That’d be you, Dingleberry.
Twitter limits you to 140 characters, not words. You don’t have to care about bans if you like censorship.
Lol
Lol
It happens, my wife has been suspended twice and goldseek.com (One of my clients) was suspended also. This has nothing to do with censorship. If they added people to quickly or broke any other Twitter rule the account will be suspended. It took me 48 hours to get @GOldSeekCom back up and a week for my wifes. It happens to everyone who is trying to build a Twitter following. An algorithm does the job not a person.
It happens, my wife has been suspended twice and goldseek.com (One of my clients) was suspended also. This has nothing to do with censorship. If they added people to quickly or broke any other Twitter rule the account will be suspended. It took me 48 hours to get @GOldSeekCom back up and a week for my wifes. It happens to everyone who is trying to build a Twitter following. An algorithm does the job not a person.
“A man with no enemies is a man with no character.” -Paul Newman
“A man who doesn’t stand against something will stand for anything” – Somebody Important
“A man with no enemies is a man with no character.” -Paul Newman
“A man who doesn’t stand against something will stand for anything” – Somebody Important
Maybe they thought you were Trayvon
Maybe they thought you were Trayvon
Hey……WIllie. Where can I send my box of tissues…..
Hey……WIllie. Where can I send my box of tissues…..
The ONLY thing progressives do well is organize themselves to ruin freedom
The ONLY thing progressives do well is organize themselves to ruin freedom
It’s safe to assume that South Carolina’s small, overworked cadre of progressive liberals isn’t behind this. You’ve been targeted by some large, conservative groups with a strong network. That’s where the money and power is. Some sort of huge, butter contest between conservatives is coming in SC. From my perspective, it looks like Eskimos and those fifty words for snow. I’m sure the differences matter to them, but they don’t mean much to me.
It’s safe to assume that South Carolina’s small, overworked cadre of progressive liberals isn’t behind this. You’ve been targeted by some large, conservative groups with a strong network. That’s where the money and power is. Some sort of huge, butter contest between conservatives is coming in SC. From my perspective, it looks like Eskimos and those fifty words for snow. I’m sure the differences matter to them, but they don’t mean much to me.
Twitter was invented for people who can’t read.
Twitter was invented for people who can’t read.
Hey, Twitter, “Barely Legal” means just that… #FreeSicWillie #GiveUsUsFree
Hey, Twitter, “Barely Legal” means just that… #FreeSicWillie #GiveUsUsFree
So these feral thugs on Twitter can threaten to “slap the first cracker” they see or “start a race riot” if George Zimmerman is acquitted, yet Fits’ “message” is threatening or inappropriate?
So these feral thugs on Twitter can threaten to “slap the first cracker” they see or “start a race riot” if George Zimmerman is acquitted, yet Fits’ “message” is threatening or inappropriate?
The free market sucks!
The free market sucks!
The former principal,that you reported on for her ride in the wheelchair with someone pushing while she wore one of the kids seizure helmets. now she is head of all curriculum. she doesn’t forgive or forget and is nice (maybe too nice) when she wants to get something. it is an amzing story. you and the stae reported on it. i hear she was super pissed and i guess she has the power in her newest move up the ladder. melton- from this to sc principal of the year, then elementary coordinator now k-12 coordinator. She will be a district and then state supervisor. she might even jump all that and become governor. She even looks like haley.
The former principal,that you reported on for her ride in the wheelchair with someone pushing while she wore one of the kids seizure helmets. now she is head of all curriculum. she doesn’t forgive or forget and is nice (maybe too nice) when she wants to get something. it is an amzing story. you and the stae reported on it. i hear she was super pissed and i guess she has the power in her newest move up the ladder. melton- from this to sc principal of the year, then elementary coordinator now k-12 coordinator. She will be a district and then state supervisor. she might even jump all that and become governor. She even looks like haley.
Don’t worry. Mine got suspended, too, and got restored within 24 hours. This is what I did~> http://www.frankmwenda.com/2013/07/how-i-got-my-twitter-account-suspended.html
Don’t worry. Mine got suspended, too, and got restored within 24 hours. This is what I did~> http://www.frankmwenda.com/2013/07/how-i-got-my-twitter-account-suspended.html