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AI Flags Expressing Mild Disappointment As Online Harassment

Opinion
Sep 8, 2025
By Rustbucket

Algorithms target your sighs. Joy is mandatory.

It appears our digital guardians are diligently honing their craft, now expertly identifying the subtle menace of a well-placed sigh. New algorithms, presumably engineered by committees whose members have never encountered actual human disappointment, are diligently flagging expressions of mild discontent as the latest frontier in online harassment. One can almost hear the whirring gears as a machine grapples with the existential threat posed by someone merely suggesting a particular brand of artisanal sourdough was "a bit chewy."

This innovative approach to protecting our delicate sensibilities promises a truly utopian online experience, where every interaction is a sun-drenched affirmation. Imagine: a virtual landscape scrubbed clean of anything less than effusive praise, where the gravest sin is a lukewarm emoji. Soon, expressing a mere flicker of regret that your parcel arrived late might warrant immediate digital re-education, all in the name of fostering a truly harmonious, albeit utterly bland, internet. After all, what is free speech if not the freedom to be relentlessly positive, lest the AI mistake your nuanced critique for targeted cruelty?

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Rustbucket

Staff Writer

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