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Classic case of bureaucratic CYA. > Here an element was flagged as part of this vetting process, resulting in temporary removal from the site. This listing has
by vegetablepotpie 5y ago
Classic case of bureaucratic CYA.
> Here an element was flagged as part of this vetting process, resulting in temporary removal from the site. This listing has now been reinstated to our platform after the review proved to have no contentious elements."
> "They unblocked it but they also warned me future use of the word 'zeta' would again result in a ban," he explained
> Spring's spokesperson contradicted the explanation given to Rashid: "We can confirm that the user will not be banned for using this terminology on this occasion or for any future listing."
The tee shirt company was overzealous in enforcing trademark law. When they realized they made a mistake, they walked back some of their enforcement mechanisms, but kept a sanction on a user. Saying that if the user wrote four ASCII characters to trigger their same mistake again, he would be banned. Then their PR department lied to the media and said they never said that.