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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMrs. Betty Bowers: Yes, I was suspended for the "serious" violation of making a joke.
As noted, her account has been restored.
Yet, for me the worst thing about this incident, is that obviously someone complained??
Mrs. Betty Bowers
@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social
Yes, I was suspended for the "serious" violation of making a joke.
Yes, I was suspended for the "serious" violation of making a joke.
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) 2026-04-25T03:23:03.479Z
Skittles
(172,269 posts)ya know?
Buns_of_Fire
(19,193 posts)God may have notoriously bad aim, but He's got an infinite supply of ammo.
Aussie105
(8,065 posts)Please keep it up!
QueerDuck
(1,860 posts)... did the "alerter" falsely claim that her post was a "credible threat" to Trump, or some sort of "incitement of violence" against him?
How does their alert system work? Is it peer-reviewed, human reviewed, or AI?
benfranklin1776
(7,026 posts)Because that was, as any thinking human can clearly see, a joke, and a damn good one.
Perhaps there is an accuracy penalty assessed in their moderation system?
muriel_volestrangler
(106,409 posts)"I'm trying to locate these industrious elephants. I would so like to gift them to the 2028 Republican National Convention. What fun to have these symbols of the Republican party roaming freely through the attendees. Glory!"
which I presume was a reference to Elephants Trample Millionaire in Big Game Hunt Gone Wrong
which is obviously a joke, but does involve death.
QueerDuck
(1,860 posts)Roy Rolling
(7,666 posts)I understand but dont agree.
Im not outraged by this particular overreaction by BlueSky. I would be curious to hear their reasoning after a reasonable appeal.
All of us want to know their policy, and not stumble upon it blindly while making an obvious joke. And what are the penalties for serial alerter trolls? They are the problem.
aeromanKC
(3,932 posts)But what's almost as alarming is the number of people enabling him. It's going to take a generation to de-trumpify America.
Maeve
(43,481 posts)The joke she got suspended for was about acquiring the elephants that trampled the hunter to death and gifting them to the Republican party to roam among the attendees at the 2028 convention (Glory!)
Obviously a joke, albeit in questionable taste. That said, I'm still following her!