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Kittens, Heart Palpitations and That Sick Feeling
When Medium’s AI gets it wrong, it certainly gets it wrong.
In the UK, having kittens isn’t reserved for the cat. It is a phrase used to show panic, unexpected panic. Heart palpitations have the same effect as having kittens, that sick, thumping feeling in your chest as you stare in horror at whatever it was that caused all of the above.
For me, yesterday morning, 20th May 2026, it was a message that I had been removed as an editor from a publication I do a lot of work for.
Upon further investigation, anyone who had commented on my articles was now showing as ´Deleted User´, and this publication, Restless Quills, had disappeared, and a beautiful red banner showed at the top of my screen:
Your account has been found in violation of the Medium Rules.
What? Why? I scoured the rules, I scoured the possible causes for suspension. Nada, nothing. The kittens were definitely on the way.
I completed the online ‘appeal form’, which helpfully tells you not to appeal until you have read the rules, and then brought the account back into good standing, but it doesn´t tell you what you did wrong so that you CAN bring the account back into good standing!
