Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly
There is a euphemism in rocketry often heard at SpaceX – Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly. A catastrophic explosion, in other words. Until now, it was not a phrase that applies to social media.
More: https://www.theregister.com/2022/11/14/opinion_column_twitter/
(Only tenuously on-topic.... The "emuskulation" of Twitter...)
Astronomer in Twitter limbo over 'intimate' meteor
An astronomer from Oxfordshire was locked out of her Twitter account for three months after sharing a video of a meteor which was flagged by the site's automated moderation tools.
More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-63626769
Quote from: Rick on Nov 17, 2022, 14:42:36automated moderation tools
Ah, the joy of AI systems... Automated they may be. Intelligent? Not so much...
Twitter user gets account back after ban for 'intimate' image of meteor
An astronomer who was blocked on Twitter for tweeting a picture of a meteor that was deemed to have breached guidelines on intimate content has had her account restored.
More: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/17/twitter-user-gets-account-back-after-ban-for-intimate-image-of-meteor
Apparently the "inappropriately intimate meteor photo" got coverage outside the UK... :cheesy:
Foto eines Meteoriten bringt 3 Monate Twitter-Sperre
Weil eine britische Astronomin einen kurzen Clip der Perseiden twitterte, wurde sie gesperrt. Die KI des Dienstes hielt das für Video für Pornographie.�
Mehr: https://www.heise.de/news/Foto-eines-Meteoriten-bringt-3-Monate-Twitter-Sperre-7347717.html