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Discord mistakenly bans thousands of users for posting Minecraft inventory screenshots

Discord's content moderation system incorrectly flagged Minecraft inventory grid images as policy violations, triggering account suspensions for approximately 8,200 users. The incident involved both a false-positive detection bug and a separate BAN processing malfunction. Discord has announced that all affected accounts have been restored and issued an apology for the error.

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What we know

  • Minecraft inventory screenshots triggered Discord's automated content moderation system despite being harmless images
  • Approximately 8,200 user accounts were affected by the false-positive ban wave
  • A separate bug in Discord's BAN processing system compounded the problem by preventing normal appeal processes
  • Discord confirmed all affected accounts have been fully restored
  • The incident prompted an official apology from Discord acknowledging the detection and processing failures

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