Accidental removals by automod (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello world,

Due to an error in a spam filter, Automod accidentally deleted all comments for a period of about 15 minutes. We are working hard to restore them. You might get a notification that your post was removed with the reason: "automod: suspicious activity", please ignore that notification.

Sorry for the inconvenience, and thank you for being on the Fediverse.

With regards, The LW admin team

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[-] [email protected] 17 points 3 weeks ago

Ah, is that what happened.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

I was wondering why so many comments were removed! Thanks for the update

[-] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

The automod is a finicky golem composed of good luck and hope! It does a tough job.

My personal mod log is thousands of entries due to a automod wipe and restoration.

I think maybe some a manual intervention should be required if too many entities over too long a time or from too many users is indicated for removal

this post was submitted on 23 Aug 2025

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