A post about Anacondaz led to the blocking of the "Caucasian Knot" account on X.

The reason for blocking the "Caucasian Knot" account on the X platform was a post about a petition to cancel Anacondaz's concert in Yerevan. The platform reviewed the blocking appeal and upheld the denial; the platform does not allow a second appeal. The account remains blocked for over 34 hours.

As "Caucasian Knot" reported, a petition to cancel the Russian band's concerts in Yerevan by February 16 has garnered over 140 signatures, despite Anacondaz's canceled performances in Georgia. The reason for the ban were photos of the band members with artists who openly support a special military operation.

The "Caucasian Knot" account on the social network X has been blocked for over 30 hours due to the publication of the post "A petition to cancel a Russian band's concert in Yerevan has garnered over 140 votes despite Anacondaz's canceled performances in Georgia."

On February 19, 2026, at 1:36 AM, a message from the platform arrived at the email address linked to the "Caucasian Knot" account on X. "Hello, Caucasian Knot (18+)! Your account @caucasianknot has been appealed and automatically blocked due to a violation of X Rules. Specifically, for: Violating our rules, which prohibit illegal and regulated activity. Our service is prohibited from being used for illegal purposes or to facilitate illegal activity," the message reads.

However, The post posted by Caucasian Knot does not violate these rules. Caucasian Knot's manager appealed the block. A representative of X responded that the appeal would be reviewed as soon as possible, but while it was being processed, access to X's account would be blocked.

"Alternatively, you can withdraw your appeal and resolve the violations by going to X and following the on-screen instructions to restore full account functionality," the response stated.

On February 20 at 8:58 AM Moscow time, X's support team responded with a rejection. "We have reviewed your appeal regarding the @caucasianknot account regarding the following. Our support team has determined that a violation has occurred, so our decision remains in effect," the message reads.

On February 20 at 10:25 AM Moscow time, Caucasian Knot attempted to resubmit a block appeal, but the submission form prevented it, displaying the message: "Your original case is already in the queue. Please await our response on the original case."

The appeal states that neither the message itself nor the linked news article referenced the petition itself. The message provided a neutral description of the event and a link to the source.

"The message did not contain threats, calls for violence, or incitement to hatred; did not contain private or confidential information; was not spam or intended to manipulate the platform; and was not misleading to users; "Did not impersonate any person or organization; did not contain or promote illegal activity," the text of the repeated appeal states.

"Caucasian Knot" requested that the specific section and wording of Rule X be identified that led to the blocking, and that a manual review of the account and the flagged message be conducted, as well as that the account be reinstated if a specific violation cannot be confirmed.