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        "id": 1772933,
        "msgid": "google-account-blocked-japanese-manga-artists-work-vanishes-instantly-1780064678",
        "date": "2026-05-29 19:02:00",
        "title": "Google Account Blocked, Japanese Manga Artist's Work Vanishes Instantly",
        "author": "Wahyunanda Kusuma Pertiwi",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Technology",
        "summary": "Japanese manga artist Masahiro Itosugi lost all digital archives after Google suspended his account without warning, highlighting concerns over automated AI moderation systems. Similar incidents have occurred before, including the loss of novel drafts and medical documents. The cases raise questions about the reliability of cloud services' automated systems and lack of transparency in account suspensions.",
        "content": "<p>Japanese manga artist Masahiro Itosugi has lost all his digital\narchives and works after his daily-used Google account was blocked by\nGoogle\u2019s AI. The case was shared by Itosugi himself via a post on his X\n(formerly Twitter) account. In the post, he stated that his Google\naccount was suddenly suspended when uploading old manga data to Google\nDrive. \u2018When I uploaded old manga data to Drive, a warning appeared. My\nreview request was also rejected, and my account was ultimately\nblocked,\u2019 Itosugi wrote. Due to the suspension, Itosugi also lost access\nto other connected Google services, including Gmail, YouTube, and all\nhis cloud storage. Notably, the block occurred without clear warning;\nthe account was suspended shortly after files were detected. This\nsituation forced Itosugi to lose his digital portfolio stored in the\nGoogle account. \u2018This is extremely inconvenient. I use this Google\naccount for various sites and services,\u2019 he added. Through his post,\nItosugi also warned other users to be cautious when storing files on any\ncloud service. The incident has reignited public scrutiny over Google\u2019s\nAI-based automated moderation system for cloud services. In recent\nyears, other users have reported similar issues, from sudden file\ndeletions to automatic account blocks. For instance, in 2024, romance\nnovelist K. Renee reportedly lost access to 10 unfinished novel drafts\ntotaling around 220,000 words, which were abruptly deleted by Google\nDrive\u2019s system. The reason for deletion was not clearly explained, with\npreliminary suspicions pointing to spam detection or automated\nmoderation due to the files being shared with early readers and beta\ntesters. Another controversial case occurred in 2022 when a father\u2019s\nGoogle account was blocked after he sent medical photos of his toddler\nfor a doctor\u2019s check-up. Despite police confirming his innocence, Google\nreportedly refused to reinstate the account, as reported by KompasTekno\nciting Cybernews.<\/p>",
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