Twitter Temporarily Suspends Hungarian Government’s Account

Twitter Temporarily Suspends Hungarian Government’s Account
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban attends a news conference in Lublin, Poland, on Sept. 11, 2020. Czarek Sokolowski/AP Photo
|Updated:

BUDAPEST, Hungary—The Hungarian government says its official Twitter account was temporarily suspended and then restored without explanation.

Government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs said Wednesday in a Facebook post that “we have taken the necessary steps and are awaiting an official explanation from Twitter” regarding the status of the government’s @abouthungary account.