https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56578544 BBC Homepage * Skip to content * Accessibility Help * BBC Account * Home * News * Sport * Reel * Worklife * Travel * Future * Culture * MenuMore Search * Home * News * Sport * Reel * Worklife * Travel * Future * Culture * Music * TV * Weather * Sounds Close menu BBC News Menu * Home * Coronavirus * Video * World * US & Canada * UK * Business * Tech * Science * Stories * Entertainment & Arts More * Health * In Pictures * Reality Check * World News TV * Newsbeat * Long Reads * Tech Child tweets gibberish from US nuclear-agency account Published 10 hours ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing A light shines on the seal of the Department of Defenseimage copyrightGetty Images A young child inadvertently sparked confusion over the weekend by posting an unintelligible tweet to the official account of US Strategic Command. The agency is responsible for safeguarding America's nuclear weapons. Some social-media users feared the account may have been hacked. But it has since been revealed a young member of the account's social-media manager's family was responsible for posting the tweet, ";l;;gmlxzssaw", which was then deleted within minutes. Filed a FOIA request with U.S. Strategic Command to see if I could learn anything about their gibberish tweet yesterday. Turns out their Twitter manager left his computer unattended, resulting in his "very young child" commandeering the keyboard. pic.twitter.com/KR07PCyCUM -- Mikael Thalen (@MikaelThalen) March 29, 2021 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.View original tweet on Twitter News website The Daily Dot revealed the accident, after a Freedom of Information request to the agency. "The command's Twitter manager... momentarily left the command's Twitter account open and unattended," the response said, adding he had been working from home. "His very young child took advantage of the situation and started playing with the keys and unfortunately, and unknowingly, posted the tweet," it said. Screenshot of the tweetimage copyrightTwitter A spokesman also confirmed suggestions the account had been hacked were false. "Absolutely nothing nefarious occurred," the statement added. Related Topics * Twitter * Flexible working * Social media More on this story * Tory MP's accidental porn link tweet Published 4 April 2013 * Lawyer gets stuck with cat filter during virtual court case Published 9 February Top Stories * Teenager apologises to Floyd 'for not doing more' Derek Chauvin's trial hears gripping testimony from young witnesses to George Floyd's death. Published 18 minutes ago * 'I called police on the police' Video'I called police on the police' Published 53 minutes ago * Germany, Canada partially pause AstraZeneca jab Published 2 hours ago Features * Libya's city of ghosts Abdel Manaam Mahmoud buries his brother Esmail * How was the Suez Canal ship freed? Picture of the partially freed Ever Given taken on Monday 29 March * Japan's cherry blossom is 'earliest for 1,200 years' Couple pose for pictures with cherry blossoms in full bloom (Tokyo, 28 March) * The people under threat from Uganda's melting glacier A hiker looking over to the summit of Margherita Peak, Rwenzori. * Abortion in Italy: 'I found a grave with my name on it' Video Abortion in Italy: 'I found a grave with my name on it' Many crosses in a cemetery * Small-town America seen by streetlight A night view of a closed cafe with a lorry passing * BBC Future: The mystery of our expanding universe Milky Way * Covid jab probably does protect those around you visiting grandparents through window * How bees and drones team up to find landmines A "danger of death" sign is seen at a minefield in a woodland in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on November 20, 2017. Elsewhere on the BBC * Football phrases 15 sayings from around the world football being kicked on a field - Vauxhall image blurred in the background. Most Read * Nato intercepts Russian planes '10 times in a day'1 * Greta statue branded PS24k 'vanity project'2 * Swiss army to allow women's underwear for recruits3 * Child tweets nonsense on US nuclear-agency account4 * 'Fake' Amazon workers defend company on Twitter5 * Germany limits use of AstraZeneca Covid jab6 * More work needed to rule out Covid lab leak - WHO7 * Nike sues over 'Satan Shoes' with human blood8 * Brazil military chiefs step down9 * Armie Hammer leaves film after rape allegation10 BBC News Services * On your mobile * On smart speakers * Get news alerts * Contact BBC News * Home * News * Sport * Reel * Worklife * Travel * Future * Culture * Music * TV * Weather * Sounds * Terms of Use * About the BBC * Privacy Policy * Cookies * Accessibility Help * Parental Guidance * Contact the BBC * Get Personalised Newsletters * Why you can trust the BBC * Advertise with us * AdChoices / Do Not Sell My Info (c) 2021 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.