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1 | This spreadsheet contains information about Twitter accounts that BuzzFeed News has observed to have been "withheld" in one or more countries. Not all accounts are currently withheld — some have since been un-withheld, removed entirely, or suspended for violating Twitter's "media rules." For important details and context, please see the following links: - This Jan. 24, 2018 BuzzFeed News article: https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/country-withheld-twitter-accounts - This GitHub repository, containing additional data and analysis: https://github.com/BuzzFeedNews/2018-01-twitter-withheld-accounts We encourage readers to send us examples of users we may have missed. To submit an example, fill out this short form: https://goo.gl/BfUe5X Questions, comments, or other tips? Contact jeremy.singer-vine@buzzfeed.com. | |
2 | Column Definitions | |
3 | Column name | Description |
4 | user_id_numfix (hidden) | This is a copy of the user_id field, but prefixed with an ' so that it is not converted into scientific notation by spreadsheet programs. |
5 | user_id | This is the account's Twitter-assigned identification number. |
6 | screen_name | This is the account's screen name, e.g., @screenname. |
7 | bio | This is the most recent profile bio that BuzzFeed News observed for this account. |
8 | withheld_category | This the account's most recent status, with regards to withholding, as categorized by BuzzFeed News in its most recent data collection. See below for possible values. |
9 | withheld_in_countries | This is a +-separated list of two-letter abbreviations corresponding to the countries in which BuzzFeed News observed this account being withheld in its most recent data collection. |
10 | withheld_ever | This is a list similar to withheld_in_countries, except for every country in which BuzzFeed News has observed this account being withheld at any point. |
11 | followers_count | This is the number of followers that this account had at the time of the most recent data collection. |
12 | following_count | This is the number of accounts this account followed at the time of the most recent data collection. |
13 | signup_date | This is the date on which the account was created. |
14 | first_observed | This is the date on which BuzzFeed News first observed this account being withheld. See above for important caveats about this date. |
15 | Category Definitions | |
16 | Category Name | Description |
17 | withheld | As of the most recent data collection, this account was still withheld in at least one country. |
18 | not_withheld | As of the most recent data collection, this account was no longer being withheld in any country. |
19 | media_violation | This account was previously withheld in one or more countries but, as of the most recent data collection, was "temporarily unavailable" globally for violating Twitter's Media Policy. |
20 | inactive | This account was previously withheld in one or more countries but, as of the most recent data collection, was no longer accessible on Twitter — because, for example, the account has been suspended or the account's creator has deleted it. |