About suspended accounts 
 
 In order to maintain a safe environment for users on Twitter, we may suspend accounts that violate the Twitter Rules. Common reasons for suspension may include: 
 
 Spam: Most of the accounts we suspend are suspended because they are spammy, or just plain fake, and they introduce security risks for Twitter and all of our users. These types of accounts are against our Twitter Rules. Unfortunately, sometimes a real person’s account gets suspended by mistake, and in those cases we’ll work with the person to make sure the account is unsuspended. 
 
 Account security at risk: If we suspect an account has been hacked or compromised, we may suspend it until it can be secured and restored to the account owner in order to reduce potentially malicious activity caused by the compromise. 
 
 Abusive Tweets or behavior: We may suspend an account if it has been reported to us as violating our Rules surrounding abuse. When an account engages in abusive behavior, like sending threats to others or impersonating other accounts, we may suspend it temporarily or, in some cases, permanently. 
 
 Can I unsuspend my account? 
 
 You may be able to unsuspend your own account. If you log in and see prompts that ask you to provide your phone number or confirm your email address, follow the instructions to get your account unsuspended. 
 
 Are you seeing a message that your account is locked? Your account may also be temporarily disabled in response to reports of spammy or abusive behavior. For example, you may be prevented from Tweeting from your account for a specific period of time or you may be asked to verify certain information about yourself before proceeding. Take a look at this article for help unlocking your account. 
 
 File an appeal and we may be able to unsuspend your account. If you are unable to unsuspend your own account using the instructions above and you think that we made a mistake suspending or locking your account, you can appeal. First, log in to the account that is suspended. Then, open a new browser tab and click here to file an appeal. 
 
 More about the Twitter Rules 
 
 In the Twitter Rules, we describe the circumstances that could lead to account suspension or other policy enforcement actions. You can find more specifics about our abusive behavior policy here. 
 
 For some tips on best practices for using Twitter (information about how many users you can follow, how to participate in Trends, how many replies to a single account are too many, etc.), read this article. ||||| Rose McGowan took to Instagram Wednesday after she says her Twitter account was suspended for violating the social media sites’ rules. 
 
 Sharing a photo of a Twitter notice on her Instagram account, the former Charmed actress wrote in the caption, “TWITTER HAS SUSPENDED ME. THERE ARE POWERFUL FORCES AT WORK. BE MY VOICE. #ROSEARMY.” 
 
 Her account’s suspension follows her vocal statements against Harvey Weinstein and the sexual harassment and sexual assault allegations against him. 
 
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 McGowan has also been vocal about Ben Affleck, telling the Argo actor and director to “f— off” in tweet. 
 
 Her comment came after Affleck slammed Weinstein, who has been accused of sexual harassment and assault. 
 
 TWC You don’t get to change your company name & be done with it. Every man there has the blood of sorrow on their hands. You are dirty. — rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) October 10, 2017 
 
 Bob Weinstein is a POS. They allllll knew. pic.twitter.com/zWJZf52ywq — rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) October 11, 2017 
 
 According to the notice McGowan shared, Twitter has denied her access to her account for 12 hours. The notice did not provide specific reasons for her violation, but said she can regain access faster if she deleted tweets that violated their rules. 
 
 PEOPLE has reached out to Twitter to confirm the suspension but a representative has not yet replied to the request. 
 
 ride or die, sister, I got you forever @AsiaArgento I love you — rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) October 10, 2017 
 
 you made me proud, kid https://t.co/wg60aHByza — rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) October 10, 2017 
 
 According to Twitter’s online terms, it can suspend accounts if tweets have “been reported to us as violating our Rules surrounding abuse. When an account engages in abusive behavior, like sending threats to others or impersonating other accounts, we may suspend it temporarily or, in some cases, permanently.” 
 
 In a New York Times article published last week, it was revealed McGowan was part of a settlement with Weinstein in 1997 following an encounter in a hotel room with the executive producer during the Sundance Film Festival. 
 
 On Tuesday, Paltrow and Jolie told of their own accounts of alleged mistreatment. Paltrow told the NYT that Weinstein sexually harassed her in a hotel room when she was 22. The encounter allegedly ended with Weinstein placing his hands on her and suggesting a massage. 
 
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 Jolie also told the outlet that she had a “bad experience” with Weinstein in a hotel room during the release of Playing by Heart in the late ’90s. 
 
 Also on Tuesday, the The New Yorker revealed — among 13 different women’s accounts of alleged sexual harassment, assault or rape — that the mogul allegedly forcibly performed oral sex on Italian actress Asia Argento two decades ago. Actresses Mira Sorvino and Rosanna Arquette also claimed that after rejecting Weinstein’s unwanted advances, they were removed from or kept from being hired for projects. 
 
 In response to the lengthy allegations made against Weinstein in the New Yorker piece, a spokesperson for Weinstein said, “Any allegations of non-consensual sex are unequivocally denied by Mr. Weinstein.” ||||| The actress Rose McGowan said in an Instagram post overnight that her Twitter account had been temporarily locked after a series of posts about Harvey Weinstein’s misconduct, including toward her. 
 
 “TWITTER HAS SUSPENDED ME. THERE ARE POWERFUL FORCES AT WORK. BE MY VOICE,” Ms. McGowan wrote on her Instagram page after midnight Eastern time on Thursday. She included a snapshot of a message from Twitter saying she would be able to send only direct messages from her account unless she deleted tweets that violated Twitter rules. 
 
 The screenshot announced a temporary freeze that prevented her from tweeting, retweeting or liking for 12 hours. Unlike a full suspension, this measure left her account visible.
– Rose McGowan, one of Harvey Weinstein's many accusers, has been using Twitter to denounce Weinstein, his brother Bob (and others involved with the Weinstein Company), and even some who've spoken out against Weinstein—like Ben Affleck, who she says knew what Weinstein was doing all along. Now, her Twitter account has been suspended. It's not clear why, but she posted a screenshot of the notice she received to Instagram Wednesday night, and it says her account violated Twitter's rules in some way and that she can speed up the process of returning to Twitter by deleting tweets that violate the rules. "TWITTER HAS SUSPENDED ME. THERE ARE POWERFUL FORCES AT WORK. BE MY VOICE. #ROSEARMY #whywomendontreport," McGowan wrote on Instagram. As People notes, Twitter's online terms state it can suspend accounts engaging "in abusive behavior, like sending threats to others or impersonating other accounts." The New York Times notes that the suspension (which leaves McGowan's account visible, but temporarily bars her from tweeting) came soon after McGowan's tweets to Affleck. But the Washington Post says the rule-violating tweet has been deleted, and the paper found one recent deleted tweet originally posted by McGowan Oct. 11. It was an image of an email offering to set up a meeting with "Bob" (likely Bob Weinstein, based on the context) at a hotel, and it contained the complete email signature of the person who sent it. McGowan wrote that the email had been anonymously submitted to her: "They all knew. It starts here." WaPo hypothesizes that tweet possibly violated Twitter's rule about releasing private information without permission.