Twitter Suspends Elite Dangerous Player for Posting Poetry

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Social media giant Twitter has banned a Belgian Elite Dangerous player for tweeting a poem in reply to a tweet from the official game’s account. Tim Wellens, the now-suspended Twitter user, has yet to regain access to his account at the time of writing, despite multiple appeals.

On Oct. 4, the official Elite Dangerous Twitter account posted a poem in celebration of National Poetry Day. The tweet reads as follows:

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Imagnifico_eu said:

Sweet! Not a big f deal. just make another account.

Well technically it is, you lose your fan base and your name.


Wolfrider

What the **ck internet? I read far more darker things and such, is the entire internet ran by SJW and safe-space snowflakes? Ban for a poem that threatens who? It is a POEM. It is not like he went out and hurt anyone other than the sensitive whiney weak minded SJWs or Safe-Space snowflakes feelings. Come on Twitter you used to be cool.  :(

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