Posted 2/20/2024, 3:46:39 PM
Navalny's Wife Briefly Banned on Social Media After Vowing to Continue His Work
- Yulia Navalnaya's account on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, was briefly suspended a day after she vowed to continue her husband Alexei Navalny's campaigning
- In a video post, Navalnaya accused Russian authorities of waiting for traces of Novichok nerve agent to disappear from Navalny's body before releasing it
- Her emotional video statement was widely shared and her account quickly amassed over 100,000 followers
- X said her account was mistakenly flagged by its system that defends against manipulation and spam
- According to X's guidelines, accounts can be suspended for posting spam/abuse or if account security is at risk