Twitter user gets account back after ban for ‘intimate’ image of meteor

Oxfordshire astronomer was locked out for three months after apparent automated moderation error

An astronomer who was blocked on Twitter for tweeting a picture of a meteor that was deemed to have breached guidelines on intimate content has had her account restored.

Mary McIntyre's account was locked three months ago after she tweeted a video of a meteor passing through the night sky over her Oxfordshire home. She initially received a 12-hour ban after being told that the clip contained intimate" content that had been shared without a participant's consent.