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X’s Big Bot Purge Wiped Out a Lot of People’s Secret Porn Feeds

X’s Bot Crackdown Is Also Erasing Years of Private Adult Curation

X says it is suspending automated and inauthentic accounts at high speed, but users report the purge is also catching human-run burner accounts used to privately follow adult creators.

Key Takeaways

X says it is suspending bots at a rate of 208 per minute and growing.
Users report human-run alternate accounts were also deleted or suspended.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 15, 2026·via wired.com

Paul McCartney’s Brief Reddit ‘Ban’ Turns Out to Be a Platform Glitch, Not a Moderator Revolt

Paul McCartney briefly appeared to be banned from Reddit after posting concert photos to the subreddit dedicated to him, but Reddit says the account was never actually banned and a technical error caused the confusion.

Key Takeaways

Paul McCartney’s Reddit account appeared to be banned after posting concert photos.
Reddit says the account was never actually banned and that a technical error caused the appearance.

DT Editorial Team·Mar 31, 2026·via 404media.co