Discord Banned Around 8,200 Users for Posting Inoffensive Images of Grids

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Like many online platforms, Discord has safety systems in place to automatically detect and flag abusive, illegal, and otherwise harmful content. This system bugged out in a very odd way over the past few months, leading to thousands of users being incorrectly banned. The situation provides a good chance to consider how online platforms automatically detect harmful images.[Read More]