Elon Musk, Why Is My X Account Still Locked After 48 Hours? – By AZUH AMATUS

Two days ago, my X (formerly Twitter) account was locked over what I consider an entirely harmless tweet.

 

In that post, I merely called out Burna Boy for publicly engaging in a scuffle with a DJ, an observation many others also made across social media.

 

Shortly after, I received a notification from X stating that my tweet had violated their rules.

 

Although, I strongly disagreed with that assessment, I complied with their directive and deleted the tweet as instructed.

 

The platform owned by Elon Musk assured me that my account would be reinstated within 10 hours of taking that action.

 

It has now been over 48 hours.

My account remains locked. No further explanation. No update. No response to my appeal.

 

Sincerely speaking, this raises serious questions about the consistency and transparency of X’s moderation process.

 

If users are told their access will be restored within a specific timeframe after complying with the platform’s instructions, why is that promise not being honoured?

 

Is this a technical delay, an oversight or a case of selective enforcement?

 

Whatever the reason, the silence is frustrating.

 

Users deserve clarity, especially after following due process in good faith.

 

I did my part. X should do theirs.

 

So I ask Elon Musk and his team again: why is my account, @azuhamatus, still locked after 48 hours?

 

Azuh Amatus, a multiple-award-winning journalist and member of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), is the publisher of leading online newspaper, DAYLIGHT