Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly

[Rick]

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...)

[Rick]

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

[Rick]

automated moderation tools

Ah, the joy of AI systems... Automated they may be. Intelligent? Not so much...

[Rick]

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

[Rick]

Apparently the "inappropriately intimate meteor photo" got coverage outside the UK... 

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