Discord Accidentally Bans Over 8,000 Users for Posting Benign Images

Discord mistakenly banned over 8,000 users since May due to a bug in its safety system. The issue affected accounts that posted images with grids such as chessboards and Minecraft inventories. All impacted users have now been unbanned.

By Emma Roth · The Verge · July 7, 2026, 15:02 UTC

Discord Accidentally Bans Over 8,000 Users for Posting Benign Images

Topics: bug Discord social media platform user bans

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