The US Department of Justice is finally taking the tech giant to task for its monopolistic market practices.
The fact that Twitter has already changed its hacked content policy is proof enough that consumer backlash is still the most effective weapon against Big Tech.
Eleven states joined the DOJ lawsuit and others are considering similar moves.
The ban was set to go into effect Sunday at midnight.
The Commerce Department also made it illegal to host web traffic linked to the Chinese messaging app WeChat.
After news that an outright sale is unlikely, it remains unclear what exactly Oracle is buying, as well as whether US authorities will approve anything less.
The social network said it would also try to prevent premature declarations of victory.
The administration cited unspecified "national security" reasons.
The company has said that regulators are demanding thousands of pages of irrelevant documents that include employee health forms, performance evaluations, and job applications.
The accounts were suspended for harassment.
