The Brief: To go to "Twitter jail" is to be restricted, suspended, or banned on Twitter.
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The phrase “Twitter jail” refers to when an account violates Twitter’s rules and is restricted by the platform as a result. Some trollsΒ and pranksters wear their trips to Twitter jail as a badge of honor, suggesting that they’re too edgy for the platform. Sometimes people will be sent to Twitter jail by mistake, like if the site thinks they’re a bot because they’re tweeting too much.
happy almost anniversary to jaboukie's noblest stint in twitter jail pic.twitter.com/oyTYi64XZZ
— Amy (@lolennui) January 18, 2021
ronald reagan hate account got sent to twitter jail for a WEEK π pic.twitter.com/AoKaBZ6Jvj
— liga ββΊΛ³β§ΰΌ (@qayrrero) March 8, 2021