Pinterest Users Left Confused By Mass Account Suspensions (theverge.com) 39
Pinterest is facing widespread user backlash over abrupt account suspensions and pin removals, with many reporting no clear reason or warning before being locked out. The Verge reports: The r/Pinterest subreddit is also currently dominated by posts from confused users who claim their accounts have been suspended without evidence explaining how they violated the platform's guidelines. Users are also reporting they're experiencing an unusually high quantity of pins being deleted by Pinterest with absurd explanations, such as quilting magazines, cross-stitch art, and Minecraft bunk bed builds all being flagged for "adult content."
"We hear your concerns about recent account deactivations on Pinterest," the company said on X. "To ensure Pinterest remains a safe and positive platform, we continuously monitor for content that violates our Community Guidelines and accounts with violative content may be deactivated as a result." "Pinterest has long-established, public Community Guidelines that clearly outline what is and isn't allowed on the platform," Pinterest spokesperson Ivy Choi said in a statement to The Verge. "We're committed to building a safer and more positive platform, and enforce these policies rigorously and continuously. Users who believe their account may have been deactivated mistakenly may submit an appeal."
"We hear your concerns about recent account deactivations on Pinterest," the company said on X. "To ensure Pinterest remains a safe and positive platform, we continuously monitor for content that violates our Community Guidelines and accounts with violative content may be deactivated as a result." "Pinterest has long-established, public Community Guidelines that clearly outline what is and isn't allowed on the platform," Pinterest spokesperson Ivy Choi said in a statement to The Verge. "We're committed to building a safer and more positive platform, and enforce these policies rigorously and continuously. Users who believe their account may have been deactivated mistakenly may submit an appeal."
Re:I'd be confused too (Score:4)
Isn't it great how nobody running this site can do the absolute bare minimum the people running this site should be expected to do?
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I doubt it's for sale or that they have much of a budget.
Maybe they get paid two hours a day and we get what we get.
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If it takes them more than two hours to look at the first page of the site, that's also a problem.
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/. Users (Score:3)
Confused too, twice as much.
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That's on you for not taking the blue pill.
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I'd be more confused if there weren't dupes on /. as that's the kind of glitch in the matrix that lets you know you're not in reality.
If I remember correctly, there's a Morpheus username on /. who should be chiming in with something like,
What is real? How do you define 'real'? If you're talking about what you can feel, what you can smell, what you can taste and see, then 'real' is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain.
Oh well, maybe he's strapped to a chair somewhere ...
AI with just the A (Score:5, Interesting)
Re: AI with just the A (Score:1)
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My thoughts exaclty, they dont want to admit that they started using ai over mods and it sucks
They had mods?
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I would rather think that they suspended suspected AI bots.
Re: AI with just the A (Score:2)
Or AIs attempting to impersonate users to scrape images and then those users get blocked.
Re: AI with just the A (Score:2)
A1 moderation?
i abandoned my Pintrest account (Score:3)
Hey, Pinterest... (Score:4, Funny)
Tell us you just started using "AI" to check for ToS violations without telling us you just started using "AI" to check for ToS violations.
Let me guess (Score:3)
They deployed an AI ban bot didn't they?
Re: What is Pinterest good for? (Score:2)
It seems to be an image aggregation site.
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Apply your AI tools with confidence (Score:2)
Getting ti right 89% of the time is an achievement in itself.
Slow news day, or admins love pinterest (Score:2)
Yeah, twice in same day on a site no one uses except old ladies. Good going boys. It's not like you're inundated with stories and posts to curate these day.. *sigh*
pbored (Score:1)
Translation: they had an AI do the job, and it's not good at it, and they don't want to admit it cuz that's embarrassing and they're already an embarrassment, being pinterest
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in their defense, it's embarrassing, being an embarrassment all the time
Not even trying ... (Score:2)
This is where AI replacement of humans is probably for the good. Way to go Slashdot. Keep on curating.
Is it still a dupe? (Score:3)
When the story not only appears twice in the front page, but with vertical 4K monitor both stories can be read at once without scrolling?
We often accuse editors of not actually reading Slashdot, but really how could they not see they were posting the same story twice when they were so close together.
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Never mind Pintrest (Score:2)
Never mind Pintrest:
Slashdot users left confused by the same article appearing twice on the front page.
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Weird place (Score:2)
But as a site that wants to profile the user, their algorithms need some tweaking. And in recent weeks, the feed has become downright weird. Around 2 weeks ago. suddenly a lot of R and a few X-rated images showed up. I'm pretty certain someone tweaked something the wrong way, maybe even hacked - not certain. But something was amiss.
Now my feed is almost normal, but still has a lot of older curvaceous women in s
Self hosted equivalent? (Score:2)
Iâ(TM)ve always been bothered by the some of moderation, but itâ(TM)s their site. At the same time Iâ(TM)ve been looking to see if there is either a self-hosted equivalent or one that can run locally? Any suggestions?
Too much AI (Score:2)
From what Iâ(TM)ve seen, there is more and more AI generated content there by day, with little evidence to label or ban. in addition to any other negatives, this is certainly another one.