CensorTrack Database
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X algorithm catches a harmless phrase as "violent speech": An X user shared a screenshot of his censorship notice. He made the innocent comment, "pat your head and rub your stomach to enter debug…
X locks user account after it misunderstood meaning of post: An X user responded to another user in an attempt to compliment the person. "@Juliet_InKline no you SHOULD BE PROUD gas yourself up," the…
X censors user for posting a figure of speech: X user @JoeBlamesBiden replied to an article suggesting VP Kamala Harris should take over as president by sharing a screenshot of a censorship notice…
X censors user over colloquial phrase: X (formerly Twitter) user @schuy_high or schuyler posted on August 27, “back out of twitter jail, f[*]ck you 3l0n.” The post included a screenshot showing…
X (formerly Twitter) censors user for a common figure of speech: An X user shared a screenshot of her censorship notice. The user had responded to another post, saying "Ok shoot yourself in the foot…
X censors user for opinion about some shoes: An X account known as "Mark Anthony Cameron" posted "They'll slice your inner ankles to ribbons... unless you walk like John Wayne. Cross your…
X censors user for post about drinking water: An X (formerly Twitter) user posted a comment that said, "Just add in some dihydrogen monoxide, and you'll be fine." According to a purported screenshot…
X censors user for innocuous comment: An X account known as "Jason - The Autonomous - Joyful US Bastard" posted "@ElonMuskAOC Drink Lemonaid." According to a screenshot he shared to X, the…
X censors user for using a common idiom: An X user shared a screenshot from his "alt" account of the censorship notice he received from X for a comment his main account had posted. The comment simply…
X censors user for suggesting to scratch a dog's neck during labor: An X (formerly Twitter) user shared screenshots of her censorship notice. She had responded to another user's post about his dog…
X censors user, claims "violent speech": An X user shared screenshots of his censorship notice. The user responded to another post by simply saying "Love it" with a heart emoji. According to the…
X censors user for posting a Christmas wish: An X (formerly Twitter) user posted a comment to Rep. James Comer. He said, "Merry Xmas to your family. I hope you get coal." According to a purported…
X censors user for posting answer to an innocent question: An X (formerly Twitter) user posted a response to another user's question that asked "What is something cool to do on a Sunday." The user…
Twitter removes comment featuring images of vintage games: A user suggested that another user expose her son to vintage games. "[S]how him all the cool things!," he tweeted along with images of a…
Twitter censors user for asking a question about gun weights, without mentioning guns: A Twitter user shared a screenshot of another user's censorship notice. The censored user was in a…
Twitter censors user for suggesting compression socks: A Twitter user shared a screenshot of her censorship notice. The user tweeted "I do loose sweatpants + tee + cardigan/sweater/hoodie/…
Twitter censors user for tweet about fasting: A Twitter user shared a screenshot of their censorship notice. The user tweeted "Yes I did. But I'm starting another one next Wednesday if you are…
Twitter censors user for tweet about the amount of protein and calories in ground beef: A Twitter user shared a screenshot of his censorship notice. In yet another example of Twitter's terribly bad…