Breaking911, a popular news account on the social networking website Twitter, was suspended on Wednesday night, but the “permanent” ban was quickly reversed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Co-founder Grant, whose last name is unknown, said he was notified on Wednesday night that @Breaking911 had been permanently suspended for violating Twitter’s rule against ban evasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“B911 has never been banned from the platform,” Grant said. “The account had nearly 1 million followers and we have been providing the news service for over 12 years.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
About an hour later, just after 9 p.m. ET, the account came back online. It remains unclear what exactly prompted Twitter’s ban and its subsequent reversal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We quickly appealed and the suspension, which has since been lifted,” Breaking911 said in a tweet. “Thanks to all our followers who reached out!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Breaking911, which calls itself “America’s #1 Alternative News Source,” joined Twitter in September 2011 and has amassed nearly 1 million followers. It also has more than 770,000 followers combined on Instagram and Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Breaking911 has been criticized in the past for posting inaccurate and misleading news, as well as stories that cater to a right-wing audience. It’s unclear who is behind the account though its location says “Nashville.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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