![]() While it's not always clear what prompts unintentional bans, incidents like these underscore the limits of moderating internet services. Those who contacted eBay were denied appeals and, at least once, told they put eBay users "at risk." People were suspended even if they had excellent buyer and seller histories or hadn't used eBay for years. ![]() Reddit users devoted a large thread to the bans, noting that there weren't any potential red flags for at least some of the accounts. There may have been a significant number of victims. The company didn't provide a cause or reveal the extent of the problem, but said it had fixed the slip-up and notified those affected. ![]() As The Verge reports, eBay has confirmed it suspended a "small number" of users by mistake on December 3rd. Twitter isn't the only big-name internet company to have accidentally banned users this week.
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