FNATIC\u2019s Twitter account banned for a bizarre reason \u2013 UPDATED FNATIC\/TwitterUK-based esports organization Fnatic have had their Twitter page suspended on August 13 after apparently being mistaken as too young to hold an account. On August 13, fans began to notice that they couldn\u2019t find the organization\u2019s page on Twitter, leading to speculation that their handle had been changed. It was then discovered that the account had been banned from the social media platform, initially causing confusion. Fans\u2019 concerns proved accurate when, on August 13, FNATIC founder and CEO Sam Mathews tweeted to ask for the account to be restored. \u201cHelp @Twitter Can we have @fnatic account back?!\u201d Mathews asked. \u201cCan assure you I was 19 when I started it!\u201d The FNATIC CEO then includes part of Twitter\u2019s terms of service, seemingly to explain why the account was removed: \u201cOur Terms of Service require everyone who uses Twitter to be 13 or older, and we have determined that you did not meet the minimum age requirement at the time this account was created.\u201d Halp @Twitter Can we have @fnatic account back?! Can assure you I was 19 when I started it! “”Our Terms of Service require everyone who uses Twitter to be 13 or older, and we have determined that you did not meet the minimum age requirement at the time this account was created.”” \u2014 Sam Mathews (@sammathews) August 13, 2019 It\u2019s unclear if the age of the account was mistakenly altered by someone with access, which could have caused the error, or if Twitter simply accidentally took down the account. Furthermore, the organization is over 15 years old \u2013 so even if it had Twitter\u2019s age restrictions imposed on it \u2013 it would still be old enough. Rival organization Splyce tweeted Twitter to encourage them to restore the Fnatic account, even taking a jab at the games Fnatic are playing. \u2026 in all seriousness, we hope @Fnatic\u2019s account comes back soon. It\u2019s gonna be a lonely week of buildup to our game for 2nd place otherwise :sob: #LEC pic.twitter.com\/lnZRuRrE3R \u2014 Splyce (@Splyce) August 13, 2019 Fnatic are one of the best known esports organizations in the world. They were founded in July of 2004, and have teams competing in a number of esports, including Counter Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends and Tom Clancy\u2019s Rainbox Six Siege. UPDATE \u2013 08:15 PST August 13 2019 It looks like the incident has been resolved already, with the FNATIC Twitter page being restored. However, where it previously had over 1 million followers, it currently displays much lower numbers. It\u2019s not clear whether this is a display glitch or the page really has lost all its followers. We will continue to update this story where necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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