Twitter is testing a new way to tell people who might have damaged its guidelines that their account has been suspended or locked. With the beginning of this newest check, a small group of customers will see a banner seem on the prime of their timeline informing them that they’ll’t tweet, retweet or like content material because of their earlier conduct on the platform. In the occasion of a locked account, the discover at the moment says most customers regain entry inside per week. Meanwhile, with everlasting suspensions, the banner factors the person to the corporate’s enchantment course of.

A spokesperson for Twitter instructed The Verge the notices are available response to suggestions the corporate has obtained from individuals who mentioned they solely realized their account was inaccessible after they tried to tweet or observe new accounts. Should Twitter determine to implement the banners, they may get a number of work. In the second half of 2020, the corporate eliminated extra abusive content material than ever earlier than on the again of simpler automated moderation instruments and insurance policies in opposition to hate speech.