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 .
Twitter has suspended a number of popular accounts for violating spam rules and copyright issues. The suspensions come amid a crackdown on practices that Twitter believes damage the site's credibility. The accounts, including @GirlPosts – which has 9.8 million followers – were accused of copying content from other users. Twitter has also clamped down on the practice of "tweetdecking", where accounts group together and mass-retweet each other's content and that of paying customers.