The Radiant Esports team writes: “Does this mean we are bigger than Fnatic, right?” They show the two accounts side by side: Fnatic with 2,443 followers, Radiant Esports with 6,783 followers.
So it seems that humor on Twitter is working quite well. If you want to learn more, you should check with this Swede:
The Radiant Esports team writes: “Does this mean we are bigger than Fnatic, right?” They show the two accounts side by side: Fnatic with 2,443 followers, Radiant Esports with 6,783 followers.
So it seems that humor on Twitter is working quite well. If you want to learn more, you should check with this Swede:
The Twitter account of the team Fnatic has been banned. They have players in LoL (League of Legends), Rainbow 6, and also Fortnite. But the reason for the ban is causing a lot of discussions. Is the clan too young?
What happened to the Twitter account? On August 13, the CEO of the LoL team Fnatic tweeted “Hey Twitter, can we please have the account @fnatic back? I can assure you that I was 19 when I opened it.”
He also posted a quote from Twitter explaining why the Fnatic account was closed. It states that anyone who opens a Twitter account must be 13 years old or older. Twitter had found that the respective channel did not meet the requirements and therefore violated the terms of service.
Is the account now unbanned? In the meantime, the account has been restored. For a few hours, Fnatic was without a Twitter presence; only the accounts of the individual members were still available. However, the main account with 1.2 million followers was gone.
The Fortnite world champion also had problems with Twitter, as he was hacked.
Why did Twitter do this? As eSports-news UK speculates, Fnatic’s ban could be linked to a retroactive change. It seems that someone from the Fnatic team changed the birthday of the Twitter account to July 23, 2004 – the day the organization was founded. That would mean Fnatic is now 15 years old.
This likely gave the impression on Twitter that they were younger than 13 at the time of opening the account. Which then again violates Twitter’s guidelines. Consequently, the account was presumably automatically banned by the system, despite its size of 1.2 million followers.
The delicious reactions to the Twitter incident
Here’s how Fnatic itself reacted to the error: It appears that Twitter is gradually restoring the followers of the Fnatic Twitter account. As of now (August 14, 01:04 PM), only about 711,000 of the original 1.2 million followers have been reached.
Fnatic seems to be taking it with humor, tweeting shortly after the release: “We’re about to reach 3,000 followers. Thanks for your support, guys. We could never have made it this far without you.”
This is how other eSports teams react
A Twitter ban like this one and its consequences is a hot topic for other eSports teams.
Team Vitality tweets: “Before they decided to leave Twitter, Fnatic sent us this letter. Please respect their last wishes; it’s the least you can do. We’ll miss you, friends.” They shared an image with the text “We’re done. Follow Team Vitality. Peace.”
The Radiant Esports team writes: “Does this mean we are bigger than Fnatic, right?” They show the two accounts side by side: Fnatic with 2,443 followers, Radiant Esports with 6,783 followers.
So it seems that humor on Twitter is working quite well. If you want to learn more, you should check with this Swede:
