South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu beside Irish musician Bono during his 80th birthday celebrations at Waterford Estate near Stellenbosch, South Africa on October 7, 2011. Picture: Rodger Bosch
NOBEL Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu has had his Twitter account suspended for "aggressively following" other users, just hours after it was launched.
The ex-archbishop's TutuLegacy account racked up hundreds of followers in its first hours of use.
"Some have described Twitter as a blessing in the hands of retired members of the clergy. There is no space to ramble," Archbishop Tutu tweeted before his account was blocked.
His foundation expressed dismay at the decision.
"Twitter has not explained how following 30 people could be construed as 'aggressive following'," it said in a statement.
The foundation suggested "the number of people who followed TutuLegacy in a short space of time," may have also been to blame.
"I hope the powers that be at Twitter find it in their hearts to fix the problem and let us communicate again," Archbisop Tutu's daughter Mpho said.
"We need to reassure all those people who started following us today that this is the real deal!"
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