A Norfolk conservationist has been left feeling frustrated after he was suspended from Twitter following a tweet he posted about geese flying overhead.
Nick Acheson, 49, from north Norfolk, was accused of violating Twitter's rules on Monday (November 14) after posting what he thought was an innocent video accompanied with a short post about pink-footed geese flying over his house.
The social media giant took exception to the tweet and a message popped up on screen claiming Mr Acheson had broken its rules.
Mr Acheson said Twitter asked him to acknowledge he had "violated Twitter's rules" before it would let him get back into his account - something Mr Acheson strongly objects.
"They haven't even specified what rules I had violated," he said.
"So it could mean that the tweet incites violence or is hateful which it isn't - I've never done these things before in my life.
"I refuse to accept that I've broken the rules. I only posted a video of geese."
Mr Acheson, who has written a book called 'The Meaning of Geese' which is due for release in February 2023, sent multiple messages to Twitter to explain his situation but is yet to receive a response.
The incident has left Mr Acheson locked out of his account for the past four days which he said is affecting his work.
He said: "It's frustrating because I use my Twitter account to say positive things on behalf of nature conservation organisations and to talk about the work I'm doing.
"I just want to be let back into my account but without accepting I had incited violence or the like.
"I just feel a bit stuck."
It comes after Twitter CEO Elon Musk told employees they had until Thursday (November 17) evening to decide whether they want to remain at the company.
In an email sent to staff, the billionaire said employees will need to be “extremely hardcore” to build a “breakthrough Twitter 2.0” and said it will mean “working long hours at high intensity”.
The new Twitter owner has been criticised over his treatment of staff since his $44 billion takeover last month – most notably for laying off around half of Twitter’s 7,500 staff by email as part of cost-cutting measures and firing more staff in recent days who reportedly questioned his approach on employee message boards.
Twitter has been contacted for comment.
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