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Instagram accuses YouTuber's satire photo of being an 'altered photo': YouTuber Tyler Zed tweeted that he posted a satirical photo on Instagram of "HalloWieners: Black Licorice Flavored Hot Dogs…
Twitter censors user for a ridiculous statement about people who don't put away shopping carts: A Twitter user, obviously using sarcasm when referring to people who don't put away shopping carts,…
Twitter's algorithm mistakes name of a Red Sox player for a Jewish slur, flags the tweet to be deleted: A Twitter user shared a screenshot of an appeal for his censorship notice. In referencing Red…
Facebook removed a user's comment on her disgust for spiders: A user commented "they are big...and I want to burn my house down" in reference to spiders, according to a screenshot tweeted by the user…
Facebook censors user for posting a photo of his phone's lock screen, reverses on appeal: A Twitter user shared a screenshot of his Facebook censorship notice. He had accidentally posted a…
Facebook removes a mildly offensive comment directed toward a car in a car group: A Facebook user commented "fat booty" in reference to a car in a car group. Facebook removed the comment because the…
Facebook removes post referring to a scenic place because the name sounded offensive: The New York Post reported that users of the "Love Norfolk Broads" Facebook page had their accounts restricted…
Facebook placed a sensitive content filter over baked goods: The Facebook account All Day I Dream About Food posts pictures of Keto recipes and dishes. Facebook placed a sensitive content…
Facebook flags gardening group that discusses the 'hoe' tool and killing bugs: Facebook flagged posts that used the word "hoe" in a group called WNY Gardeners when users referred to the useful…
Facebook censors users who use old, standard slang for a car's transmission: In another example of the ridiculous AI algorithm that Facebook employs in its censorship efforts, a user who runs an…
Bad Twitter algorithm strikes again: A Twitter user shared a screenshot of his censorship notice. He had tweeted: "@Capitals @Lexus SHOOT THE PUCK." The Twitter algorithm decided that this…
Instagram removes patriotic post of conservative account: Ole Murica, a conservative Instagram account that reposts memes and videos of other content makers, posted a graphic with the message "I…