‘Inadvertent error’ in locking Shah’s profile, Twitter says

Twitter on Friday said Home Minister Amit Shah’s account was locked temporarily due to an “inadvertent error” and the decision was revoked immediately.

According to a Twitter spokesperson, his account is fully functional now.

The microblogging site on Thursday had removed Shah’s Twitter display picture following a “report from the copyright holder”.

If one tried to click on Shah’s picture, a blank page popped up with the message, “ “Media not displayed. This image has been removed in response to a report from the copyright holder”.

“Due to an inadvertent error, we temporarily locked this account under our global copyright policies. This decision was reversed immediately and the account is fully functional,” the Twitter spokesperson said.