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Discord mistakenly bans 8,000+ users due to safety system bug

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Discord mistakenly banned over 8,000 users due to a bug in its safety system. The issue caused the platform to incorrectly flag and ban accounts for uploading seemingly harmless images, such as grids or a chessboard. The company has acknowledged the error and is working to resolve the situation. AI

RANK_REASON This is a bug report about a consumer-facing product, not a core AI development.

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Discord mistakenly bans 8,000+ users due to safety system bug

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    Discord accidentally banned over 8,000 people for posting grids and other ‘benign’ images A Reddit users says they were banned on Discord after uploading this p

    Discord accidentally banned over 8,000 people for posting grids and other ‘benign’ images A Reddit users says they were banned on Discord after uploading this picture of a chessboard. | Image: u/Laskof via Reddit Discord says a bug affecting its safety system caused it to mistake…

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