Twitter has suspended a number of popular accounts for violating spam rules and copyright issues . The sanctions come amid a crackdown on practices that Twitter claims damage the site 's reputation . The accounts , including @GirlPosts – which has 9.8 million followers – were accused of stealing content from other users . Twitter has also recently declared war on the practice of ‘tweetdecking’ in which accounts group together in exclusive Tweetdeck groups and mass-retweet each other’s content, as well as those of paying customers. Twitter has also clamped down on the practice of " tweetdecking " , where accounts group together and mass - retweet each other 's account and that of paying customers .
Twitter has suspended a number of popular accounts for violating spam rules and copyright issues . The sanctions come amid a crackdown on practices that Twitter claims damage the site 's reputation . The accounts , including @GirlPosts – which has 9.8 million followers – were accused of stealing content from other users . Twitter has also clamped down on the practice of " tweetdecking " , where accounts group together and mass - retweet each other 's account and that of paying customers .