‘Quit Kinks shaming!’ The Kinks’ guitarist pleads Elon Musk for help after Twitter mistakenly puts ‘sensitive content’ warnings on his tweets
- Guitarist Dave Davies says many of his tweets are being flagged by Twitter
- He has called on Musk for help, pleading that he’s ‘trying to promote music’
- Mix up amused many Kinks fans, with one telling Twitter to ‘quit Kinks shaming!’
They’re widely regarded as one of the most influential rock bands on the 1960s, famous for their hits including Waterloo Sunset and You Really Got Me.
But despite their popularity, The Kinks have got into hot water over some of their tweets – thanks to their band name.
Band member Dave Davies has revealed that many of his innocent tweets are being flagged by Twitter for containing ‘sensitive content’.
The guitarist has called on Twitter CEO, Elon Musk, for help, pleading that he is ‘just trying to promote Kinks music.’
The mix up has amused many Kinks fans, with one telling Twitter to ‘quit Kinks shaming!’
The Kinks are widely regarded as one of the most influential rock bands on the 1960s, famous for their hits including Waterloo Sunset and You Really Got Me.
Band member Dave Davies has revealed that many of his tweets are being flagged by Twitter for containing ‘sensitive content’
Davies tweeted a screenshot of the issue last night, writing: ‘Dear @elonmusk would @Twitter please stop putting warnings on everything from ‘the Kinks’.
‘We are just trying to promote our Kinks music.’
In a follow-up tweet, he added: ‘The Kinks are a brand name.
‘We have been called the Kinks since 1963.’
The Twitter warning message displayed in the screenshot reads: ‘We put a warning on this Tweet because it might have sensitive content.’
Several amused Kinks fans responded to Davies’ tweet, with many also complaining that their tweets had been mistakenly flagged.
One user wrote with the username @LAMusicSlut wrote: ‘I always get content warning on any media I post as well because of my username.’
Another added: ‘Same happens to me on beer industry related tweets.’
And one joked: ‘I get the same thing when I complain about my garden hose.’
Given the band’s name, Twitter appears to have mistaken Davies’ content for containing sexual content.
Its terms and conditions explain: ‘You can share graphic content and consensually produced adult nudity and sexual behavior content within your Tweets, provided that you mark this media as sensitive.
Given the band’s name, Twitter appears to have mistaken Davies’ content for containing sexual content
‘To mark your media as sensitive, navigate to your safety settings and select the Mark media you Tweet as containing material that may be sensitive option.
‘If you don’t mark your media as sensitive, we will do so manually if your content is reported for review.’
MailOnline was unable to contact Twitter for comment, as it no longer has a communications department.