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Tell HN: TikTok removes CSS hashtags due to community guidelines

2 points by spacebanana7 ↗ HN
I made a TikTok about how to centre a div and received the following moderation message. I'm utterly confused about how CSS can be abusive. I'm guessing it might be a slang for sex/crime/hate in some subculture but can't find any clear links.

"Hashtag removed

The hashtag (css) may be associated with behavior or content that violates our Community Guidelines and cannot be restored.

Violation reasons

Community Guidelines

Your content is against our Community Guidelines.

The guidelines include rules and standards for using TikTok that apply to everyone and everything on our platform. See Community Guidelines."

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Tomte
Possibly https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=CSS
spacebanana7
Thanks for the urban dictionary suggestion.

The central security service doesn’t seem too controversial, but I see there’s another result for CSS student credibly breaks community guidelines:

“A white kid from a private school who thinks (s)he da' shit but (s)he is just a prepy bitch who knows about urban culture from watchin tv”

But it was submitted in 2003 and I’ve genuinely never heard that insult used.

infotainment
Could be a blessing in disguise; sounds like great opportunity to stop using TikTok and never use it again, which is guaranteed to improve your life!