PSA: My video about a local park cleanup got flagged as 'political' by the algorithm

I posted a 30-second clip last Tuesday showing volunteers picking up trash at Grant Park. No text, just the video. An hour later, it was hidden with a 'sensitive content' warning. I appealed and it was restored after 48 hours. The support email said the system flagged 'group activity in a public space' as potentially organized protest. Makes you wonder what other harmless stuff gets buried. Anyone else had a totally normal post get weirdly categorized?

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the_alex3d ago

Seriously? My video of a kids' soccer game got flagged as "dangerous organizations" once (the algorithm must really hate seven-year-olds).

the_claire2d ago

Wait, you think that's bad? My friend posted a video of her cat batting at a shadow on the wall and it got taken down for "violent content." I mean, the algorithm is just broken. It makes @the_alex's soccer flagging seem almost normal.

blair_chen813d ago

But come on, @the_alex, it's just a bot making a dumb mistake. It's not like a person actually thought your kid's game was dangerous.