Pinterest finally admits a collective ban on a mistake because of an “internal mistake”

Pinterest has now publicly apologized for a wave of moderation issues that have swept the social network over the past few weeks, which has banned accounts and removing the pin that users said are unjustified. In the posts published on social media on Tuesday, the company took over the issue, saying that “an internal mistake” led to the abolition of the activation of some users by mistake.

The company did not share more details about the cause of the error, although many wondered whether the ban was driven by excessive dependence on Moderation in which artificial intelligence works.

Problems led to disturbances and anger among the Pinterest community community. People complained that the company ignored their fears and said it was not transparent about the problem or how it was addressed.

For weeks, Pinterest users reported the collective ban in the sections of comments in social media publications in Pinterest, on Pinterest Subreddit, and elsewhere. Reddit users, for example, regularly Complain It does not make sense for removal and removal, because their actions and posts did not violate Pinterest policies. in Installed Megathread on RedditUsers expressed their regret for the sudden loss of their pins and panels for no reason, while others responded more to anger and frustration.

One group of users Even threatened legal procedures On the block. some Proposal Bill Bill Pinterest Ready and Execs are targeting LinkedIn with their complaints.

All the time, Pinterest has not officially commented on the matter until May 1, When it was published on X “We hear your concerns about the recent account abolitions.” However, the company also stated that it is monitoring its platform regularly for the content that violates the guidelines of society. In other words, she refused to admit that the problem was real.

Instead, Pinterest ask users to send DM if they believe that their account has been accidentally abolished, as if the ban was very few and spaced can be handled as one time style.

Things have now changed with the new Pinterest statement, although many users complain that it is “very few, very late.

On May 13, Pinterest to publish On X and in Instagram comments that some user accounts were accidentally abolished.

Reading the statement:

We are committed to making Pinterest the most secure and most positive place on the Internet, which means placing a high -safety tape and seeking constantly to confront it. We have recently taken a measure on violations of our content policies, but the internal error has led to excessive application and some accounts were stimulated by mistake. We regret the frustration that this caused. We have returned many affected accounts and are making improvements to respond faster when errors occur in the future. Thanks for your patience and we are working to make this correctly to all our users.

Pinterest users responded to anger, with their many complaints. Some users said they had resumed their ban on the email and did not receive any help. Others believe that Amnesty International from Pinterest has been introduced to their positions. Many users said they did nothing that should have led to a ban and were never given a clear reason to cancel their account activation.

Techcrunch has reached Pinterest for more suspension and interpretation.