Tumblr’s content filtering system is incorrectly flagging posts as “mature”, users blame AI
Tumblr is the latest tech company working on automated flags and takedowns.
Recently, Tumblr users have complained that their content is flagged as “mature.” This issue reduced the visibility of users’ posts as many people on the platform configured their settings to hide mature content by default.
According to numerous posts from affected Tumblr users, posts are falsely flagged despite not being sexual or violent, and these false takedowns contain everything Cat gif for fandom content In art and, Hand photos. Some suspect that AI-based automation could condemn the issue.
Similar accusations have been wreaking havoc on other social media platforms in recent weeks. For example, Pinterest finally admitted an internal error A mass user ban has been banned. Meanwhile, this week’s Instagram has declined Please comment on the troubles of its own due to the large ban Users say there is little coverage or attention paid to it other than online complaints about apps such as X and Reddit.
In both cases, users doubted that AI-based moderation was liable, but Pinterest denied that it was.
Tumblr says the flag issue is associated with Android app updates, and the company is experimenting with improving its mature content filtering system. Specifically, we were testing a new layer of moderation. Content Labelsthe company told TechCrunch.
A spokesman for Tumblr said the experiment is ongoing and will improve upon changes before they are deployed to other platforms based on user feedback.
“As we work to make Tumblr a safer place for all users, we aim to respect the diverse interests and content preferences that can be adjusted in our settings. We see this as an ongoing process of continuing to fine-tune how we detect and deal with mature content.”
The company too I acknowledged the problem on my bloganswers user questions about posts that were incorrectly flagged. It was here that the Tumblr team was aware of the “misclassification issues” and was actively working to reduce them.
Additionally, the post explained that Tumblr’s appeal process is being updated in the coming weeks, allowing more cases to be handled. (Tumblr did not respond to questions regarding planned changes to the appeal process.)
It is not clear whether AI or other automation will be responsible, as Tumblr does not specifically talk about the cause of the new problem. However, reducing staffing for blog services may also play a role.
Continuing in 2019 Get WordPress.com Maker Automattic, Tumblr is facing layoffs Just as staff were reassigned Other projects from the parent company. Last year, Automattic also had a Tumblr backend. I’ve moved to WordPress To make management easier and STEM That economic loss.