I got suspended from Twitter (or should I say X)

Oops.

Years ago I used Twitter all the time. It was an essential tool if you were a part of the parent blogger scene - as well as taking part in conversations I used it to share blog posts and connect with brands. Back then I was very concerned with my social media stats, and so naturally I worked hard to increase my follower count.

Things have changed, and I've not posted over there in years. I set my account to private a while back, but I still had nearly 3000 followers. Many of these had followed me to enter a giveaway, and the majority were no longer active users. Realising that I was unlikely to return, I decided to have a bit of a clear out. 

Deleting all my posts (over 22,500?!) wasn't an option unless I wanted to pay for it. So I decided to start by removing all of my followers. It's a manual process, so I spent ten minutes a day clicking remove, managing to get rid of about 200 each session. I was doing so well, until I got an e-mail telling me that my account had been suspended for 'inauthentic behaviours!'

My account is now in read-only mode. I can't post, re-post, like or comment. I can see posts and use the search function, but I can't interact with anything. However as an unexpected bonus, all my followers and the people that I'm following have been removed automatically, so that has saved me a job.

I felt bad at first, and submitted an appeal, even though online consensus is of the opinion that this is unlikely to work. But I've since realised that the suspension has done exactly what I was trying to achieve - no-one can view my old posts and all of my followers have been removed, but my username remains registered to me and I can still search for and find information. 

I think I can cope!