Twitter accidentally blocks users who post the word 'Memphis'

Tweeting city's name was enough for 12-hour suspension in apparent gaffe over personal information sharing

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.

Over the weekend, users of the social network discovered that simply tweeting the word Memphis" was enough to land them with an automatic 12-hour suspension, and a requirement to delete the tweet.