A day after it briefly restricted Amul’s account sparking public outrage, Twitter on Saturday said the account was restricted after being caught in the microblogging platform’s security processes. Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) - which makes Amul brand of food products - found its Twitter account blocked on June 4 evening. Sodhi said the company’s Twitter account was blocked on the night of June 4, and restored on June 5 morning when the issue was taken up with Twitter. “Our Twitter account was blocked on the night of June 4 and restored on June 5 morning when we again took up process of reactivation with Twitter. Twitteratis linked the restriction of Amul’s account with the brand’s campaign, supporting boycott of Chinese products.

Source: The Hindu June 06, 2020 11:10 UTC