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[–] tonytins@pawb.social 46 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

I've seen plenty of tweets reporting that even remotely using the word Epstein is enough to get you flagged.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 25 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

That must be a real headache for anyone who knows someone with the last name Epstein, even before you get to people who have that name themselves.

[–] tonytins@pawb.social 6 points 22 hours ago

It's royally stupid.

[–] THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago

That's the name of a huge consulting firm that my company works with. I've been hearing it for years. It's weird every time.