Tank researcher locks Google account as 'engaged in terrorist activity'
Ed Francis, who is studying how armored vehicles have evolved in the past wars, shared the data backed up in Google Drive with other experts, and his Google account was locked. I am complaining.
Google has locked my account for sharing a historical archive they labeled as 'terrorist Activity' --Google Drive Community
Ed Francis has backed up the data he collected while studying the history of armored vehicles to Google Drive for about seven years. Sometimes I share data with other experts, so I was able to use it without problems so far, but the other day, my account was suddenly locked.
For someone like Francis who is studying the history of armored vehicles, it seems that it is not uncommon for Google to identify him as 'potentially a terrorist' and lock his account. I contacted him to unlock it, but he didn't get a reply for two days and decided to ask Google Community Support for help.
As a result, Francis's post has won over 5,000 Upvotes in the community. Perhaps because it got a lot of attention, the account was unlocked by the community manager one day after posting.
According to Mr. Francis, among the materials collected, the materials for armored vehicles in the Middle East were for images showing what kind of changes occurred in each conflict. It doesn't include elements such as beautification of terrorism or recruitment of terrorist organizations, but Francis speculates that the slogan and wording painted on the vehicle may have been misunderstood by Google's bot.
In addition, while the Google account was locked, Francis was unable to access not only research data but also all data linked to the Google account, such as private photos and e-books.
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