During the weekend, X mistakenly blurred and added a "sensitive content" label to random images - even harmless pictures of nature, books, cars, or animals.
What I posted and what @X is showing people. So weird… how in the world is this graphic content? @elonmusk? anyone? pic.twitter.com/hpvzMBPwxS
— Josiah Kennealy (@JosiahKennealy) January 21, 2024
Elon Musk has reported that the issue arose from a malfunctioning bot, which was supposed to block spam or fraudulent content, but instead marked regular posts as "prohibited."
An 𝕏 spam/scam bot accidentally flagged many legitimate accounts today. This is being fixed.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 21, 2024
X has stated that the issue has been ultimately resolved, and all incorrectly applied labels have been removed.
UPDATE: All impacted posts have been fixed and incorrectly applied labels removed. https://t.co/muJalJh4EO
— Safety (@Safety) January 22, 2024
The current technical error is just the latest in a series of issues that have plagued the social network in recent months. In December, X faced its largest glitch since Elon Musk's takeover - over 100,000 users complained that their feed temporarily stopped updating. In August 2023, another malfunction deleted messages posted before 2014 (including Ellen DeGeneres' famous Oscar selfie, which was the most retweeted on the platform), and in July, after the introduction of "speed limits," the site restricted the number of views per day.
Since Musk's arrival, about 90% of the staff has been fired, a move often linked to an increase in technical problems on the site; this may also be influenced by the rebranding of Twitter to X, which includes the launch of a dozen new features, including payment options.
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