The Verge•Mar 20
An automated moderation error left Tumblr users panicked
Tumblr users were left scrambling on Wednesday after dozens of accounts were banned in the same afternoon by an automated system. Screenshots of the email some users received notifying them of the ban state that, “This action was taken as the result of an internally-generated report. ” Chenda Ngak, head of communications at Tumblr parent company Automattic, confirmed the bans in a statement to The Verge , but said many were in error and had been reversed.
