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Me and my friend share a joke instagram account where we'll randomly make stupid posts just to entertain ourselves. One time he posted a picture of himself hold
by hbn 2y ago
Me and my friend share a joke instagram account where we'll randomly make stupid posts just to entertain ourselves. One time he posted a picture of himself holding a chair, standing on one foot with a goofy smile on his face, captioned "I'll hit you with this chair! Just kidding!"
It got the account suspended until we deleted the post, claiming the post, and I quote, "could encourage physical violence and lead to a risk of physical harm, or a direct threat to public safety."
I sent an appeal, saying it was a clear joke that isn't directed at anyone, but after supposed "review" they determined the post is indeed against ToS.
- ethbr1 2y agoA cynic of the large social media platforms might suspect they were deliberately underinvesting in their moderation workforce... so they could then justify doing away with the cost as soon as politically convenient. At its base, moderation = time = money Better quality moderation? More money. The platforms would rather not carry that cost and therefore be more profitable. Convenient how that worked out.
- o11c 2y agoFrankly, if "ban people for joke violence" is the price we have to pay for "ban people for real violence", I'll take it.