Twitter accidentally blocks users who post the word 'Memphis'

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Memphis, Tennessee, is a city with a storied past. A heartland of rock’n’roll, blues, gospel and country music, it’s the home of Graceland and FedEx, and a cornerstone of the civil rights movement. So it came as a surprise when Twitter decided to ban the city from its site.

 

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The comments make me think of the Blackadder episode, Edmund constantly saying 'Macbeth' to the actors!!:-))

Sooty i meant the Egyptian version

⬆️ StefaninaHill

Memphis

Yup. I heard about it after it was alleged to be because of the footballer Memphis Depay.

Pssst.... Tell all trumpers that's one word they can't say 😂😂😂

Why is this news? Twitter already fixed it.. find actual news to report ffs.

Memphis has left the building

Memphis memphis Memphis memphis

Locked out of your mobile Twitter app with the Memphis blues again..

Twitter suspended me for 6 days for making a sardonic joke about conservatives.

Yeah... 'accidentally'... sure.

Damn, I’m so tempted

Memphis. Memphis. Memphis. Memphis. Memphis. Memphis.

The hometown of Jerry 'The King' Lawler

& Kashmir

Yes, but its fixed so moving on..

Memphis

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