X Resolves Issue of Misclassifying Posts as ‘Sensitive Media’
Elon Musk-run X said Monday that it has fixed a bug that caused the platform to incorrectly label several posts as “Sensitive Media.” According to the company, the vulnerability in its system affected several genuine accounts.
“An error in our system caused X to incorrectly mark several messages as sensitive media,” the company wrote. “We have fixed the underlying issue and are now working to remove tags from affected posts, it added.
Musk also said that “the X spam/spoof bot accidentally tagged many legitimate accounts,” which the company fixed. One follower reacted by saying that Musk can also fix the problem with pornbots.
“Porn accounts should be flagged and there should be some sort of system where you as a user can allow/disallow those flagged accounts to follow, repost or comment on a post,” the follower wrote.
Another user commented: “Community Notes is also hijacked. Fix that too.”
Last October, the world’s richest man said new X users would have to pay $1 a year to post on the platform to fend off bots, although they could read other posts for free.
The company is piloting this new program in New Zealand and the Philippines before launching it globally.
X requires new users in New Zealand and the Philippines to pay $1 to create accounts.
“Free to read, but $1 a year to write. It’s the only way to fight bots by blocking real users,” Musk wrote. “This won’t stop bots completely, but it will make the platform 1,000 times harder to manipulate,” he added.
