"Meta’s attempt at microblogging, “Threads,” has been caught up in a few moderation scandals that seem pretty likely to have been caught up by terribly simplistic algorithmic bans ...

Washington Post reporter Drew Harwell... posted about Katz’s suspension ...

“Threats suspended [Katz] for this. She tells me, “I stand by my views of Hitler. Not a good guy.” And Threads suspended him for that as well"

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Threads Bans Anyone For Mentioning Hitler, Even To Criticize

Quick test: should saying “Hitler, not a good guy” cause you to be banned from your social media account? Seems simple enough. But apparently not for Meta, the largest social media company on the p…

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