Reddit administrators have taken swift action against dozens of NSFW (not safe for work) subreddits, temporarily banning them from the platform due to a "bug" in its system. The ban was reportedly triggered by an issue with one of Reddit's tools, which mistakenly identified these communities as being unmoderated. According to a statement made by Slow-Maximum-101, a Reddit administrator, the error was caused by a technical glitch that has since been rectified.
"There was a bug with one of our tools that caused some subreddits to be banned incorrectly. We are actively working on a fix, and many of your communities are already back up and running," the administrator wrote to the r → ModSupport community. This incident comes as a disappointment for users of these heavily moderated subreddits... as it marks the second time in six months that similar subreddits have been inadvertently banned.
The Reddit administrators have acknowledged the mistake and have spoken out to reassure users that they are taking steps to prevent such errors from happening again. "We appreciate that you are already busy moderating in your communities, "and we will do our best to prevent this from happening again,"" Slow-Maximum-101 added. For those looking for more information on the situation, "PCMag UK has reported on the incident.".. providing valuable insights into the technical issues at play and the measures being taken by Reddit to address them.
After dozens of NSFW subreddits were temporarily banned on Wednesday for being "unmoderated," Reddit says the move was falsely triggered by a "bug" in its system. "There was a bug with one of our tools that caused some subreddits to be banned incorrectly. We are actively working on a fix, and many of your communities are already back up and running," a Reddit admin named Slow-Maximum-101 said in r/ModSupport.
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