Amul Twitter handle restored after being briefly blocked over ad targetting China, social media website blames 'security processes'

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New Delhi: A day after it briefly restricted Amul's account sparking public outrage, Twitter on Saturday said the account was restricted after being caught in the microblogging platform's security processes.

Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) — which makes Amul brand of food products — found its Twitter account blocked on the evening of 4 June evening. The account was restored on 5 June.

Amul managing director RS Sodhi said the company's Twitter account was blocked on the night of 4 June and restored on the morning of 5 June when the issue was taken up with Twitter.

"We have asked Twitter why it blocked our account. We are waiting for the reply," Sodhi said.

Twitter was abuzz with several users expressing shock, while many questioned its move to restrict the account. Twitterati linked the restriction of Amul's account with the brand's campaign supporting boycott of Chinese products. The brand figured among trending topics in India even on Saturday with over 11,500 tweets.

In the campaign, Amul's iconic girl in white and red polka dots dress is seen fighting a dragon that is carrying a ''Made in China'' placard. The picture mentions TikTok (a Chinese short video platform).

The creative carries a tagline ''Amul Made In India'' referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for self-reliant India.

The Amul ad targetting China. Image courtesy: @Amul_Coop

"As far as the cartoon is concerned, it is not Amul's comment. Amul butter girl comments on mood of the nation and the topics which are in discussions among the common people," Sodhi said.

On accessing the account, a message saying "This account is temporarily restricted. You're seeing this warning because there has been some unusual activity from this account. Do you still want to view it?" was displayed.

"Safety and security of the accounts is a key priority for us and to ensure an account has not been compromised sometimes we require the account owner to complete a simple reCAPTCHA process. These challenges are simple for authentic account owners to solve, but difficult (or costly) for spammy or malicious account owners to complete," a Twitter spokesperson said in an emailed statement.

Once the account clears this security step, the account regains full access, the statement added.

"To protect the accounts, we routinely require them to clear this security key for login verification," the spokesperson said.

 



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