System Error: Yulia Navalnaya's Account Temporarily Freezed By Platform X

Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (photo: x @yulia_navalnaya)

JAKARTA - Yulia Navalnaya's account, widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, was suspended on Tuesday, February 20 due to a system-induced error to prevent manipulation and spam.

Я буду продолжать дело Алексея Навального. Продолжать бороться за нашу с вами страну. И я призываю вас встать рядом со мной. pic.twitter.com/aBOIvcYHHk

— Yulia Navalnaya (@yulia_navalnaya) February 19, 2024

"Don't worry," he said.

"Our platform's defense mechanism against manipulation and spam incorrectly marks @yulia_navalnaya as a violation of our rules," X said in a statement.

"We reactivated the account as soon as we realized the error, and will update our defense," added X.

Navalnaya, who said she wanted to continue her husband's political struggle, who had died against Russian President Vladimir Putin, opened the account on Monday, February 19.

So far, the account has attracted more than 150,000 followers and the video statements he posted on Monday have been viewed nearly 5 million times.