Mystery Twitter Account

Confusion surrounding Twitter Inc. deepened over the weekend after a number of high-profile accounts saw their prized blue check-marks reinstated - even though some of their owners have been dead for years.

Twitter appeared on Friday to have suspended the account of a mysterious user with more than one million followers who tweeted comments about the Saudi royal family and other topics.

Confusion surrounding Twitter Inc. deepened over the weekend after a number of high-profile accounts saw their prized blue check-marks reinstated - even though some of their owners have been dead for years.

Twitter appeared on Friday to have suspended the account of a mysterious user with more than one million followers who tweeted comments about the Saudi royal family and other topics.