ChatGPT Image Generation Guidelines Backlash Hits 5,600+ Combined Upvotes — Users Report Absurd Blocks

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Three posts totaling 5,600+ upvotes dominated r/ChatGPT on April 28-29, documenting OpenAI's image generation content filters blocking innocuous requests (pineapples, ham, interior design). The top post (3,343 upvotes, 315 comments) shows a completely benign image flagged as guideline-violating. Users report that previously-working prompts are now systematically blocked, with the filters becoming progressively more aggressive. Competing tools like Gemini 2.0 Flash cited as alternatives.