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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Twitter user gets account back after ban for ‘intimate’ image of meteor

An ‘account suspended’ message on Twitter’s app
Mary McIntyre initially received a 12-hour ban after the non-offending tweet in August. Photograph: Tali Arbel/AP

An astronomer who was blocked on Twitter for tweeting a picture of a meteor that was deemed to have breached guidelines on intimate content has had her account restored.

Mary McIntyre’s account was locked three months ago after she tweeted a video of a meteor passing through the night sky over her Oxfordshire home. She initially received a 12-hour ban after being told that the clip contained “intimate” content that had been shared without a participant’s consent.

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