The microblogging site Twitter has locked the account of Asian News International (ANI) for not meeting the minimum age criteria to operate an account on the platform.
ANI Editor Smita Prakash tweeted a screenshot of a mail sent from the micro-blogging platform informing the handle has been locked.
More details awaited.
So those who follow @ANI bad news, @Twitter has locked out India’s largest news agency which has 7.6 million followers and sent this mail – under 13 years of age! Our gold tick was taken away, substituted with blue tick and now locked out. @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/sm8e765zr4
— Smita Prakash (@smitaprakash) April 29, 2023