ChatGPT flagging own responses as inappropriate

I am experiencing a persistent issue across all conversations with ChatGPT where AI-generated responses are being flagged by your moderation system, despite there being no inappropriate content. This issue occurs on multiple devices (Android 15 on phone and Windows 11 Pro on PC) and in both new and ongoing conversations.

Details of the issue:

Devices Used: Android 15, Windows 11 Pro
Nature of Conversations: General inquiries and casual discussions (e.g., recipes, daily chats)
Issue Description: Many response from ChatGPT, regardless of the content, is flagged. This does not happen on my husband’s account, which functions normally under the same conditions.
This problem is impacting my ability to use the service effectively, as it seems the moderation filter is overly sensitive or malfunctioning specifically with responses generated for my account.

Steps I’ve Tried:

Using different devices and browsers.
Starting new conversations.
Comparing with another account (my husband’s) where this issue does not occur.
I suspect this might be a bug or an overly strict moderation setting applied to my account. Could you please investigate this issue? Any assistance in resolving this matter would be greatly appreciated.

BTW - this is ChatGPT deleting it’s OWN responses to my questions and flagging ITSELF as inappropriate. It did it to me this morning, for example. I asked for a banana muffin recipe. It gave me on. Deleted it. And said it had generated an inappropriate reply.

For example


I asked for a Banana Muffin recipe. It generated one. Deleted it. And said it’s own recipe was inappropriate.

Additionally, I’ve talked to it about childhood trauma - not even detailed. Just mentioned it. It flagged MY request was inappropriate. For some reason, the moderation filters seem a little high.

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Hi!

I was intrigued by what you are experiencing but couldn’t replicate the issue.

In case you are still looking for banana nut muffin recipes here’s one option.

I hope this gets sorted out soon!

I did finally get it to work for the muffins (which were delicious, btw) It’s all sorts of conversations, though - not just this one. Here are some more for funsies.


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I said good morning. I don’t know what it said back, because it censored itself.

I’m glad the muffins were good!

You can try the usual steps to resolve this strange issue: private mode, different browsers, logging out and back in, maybe even a new account if you are not paying.

If nothing helps, try support.openai.com.

Good luck!

i’m literally experiencing the same problem, i contacted support and apparently my account was flagged. i tried everything and nothing works, it only works if i use temporary chat or if i use chatgpt as a guest. do i just wait it out?

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I was told by Bien that there is no flag on my account.

I am paying - Teams account, actually. I have already went to support and was given a link to a form for reporting criminal activity.

And this is exactly what ChatGPT recommended and I’ve already attempted. This is consistent between the browser version (brave, Chrome, Edge), Windows app version, and the Android version. I’ve logged in and out - multiple times - and uninstalled and reinstalled the apps. But, yes, I’m a paying customer. In addition to this on my request for muffins, it’s also doing it to my business requests - I run a small chicken farm.

So, at this point, I’m pretty frustrated as it’s still doing it - and all I’ve gotten from support is crickets. It seems to be doing it with new requests - and with resumed chats.

i’m really sorry that’s happening to you, with support i managed to fix it. i’m not sure if this works for you, but have you turned off memory and tried it out? i turned off memory, but then i decided to turn it back on and then clicked manage memories. i wanted to see which memories were ā€˜flagging’ my account. so, i deleted any memories that was making chatgpt act up. now it works fine. i really hope this solution works

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It’s not flagging my account - GPT is flagging it’s own replies. My questions, etc are fine. Is that what you were experiencing? If so, how did you identify which memories are triggering GPT to say it’s own responses violate?

yes, that’s what i was experiencing. no matter what questions i asked, it kept censoring its own replies after replying to me. i went through my memories and i remembered i used to ask ideas for my characters. one of the ideas was considered a violation, so i guess my account was in some sort of false positive loop. after deleting said memories, it works fine for me. i haven’t had any problems since then

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Characters? Hm… I use this a lot for DnD character creation. I really hope this isn’t going to be a problem. I may have to find another AI. Guess I should brush up on my skills and get ready to install one on my own server. I really hope it’s not babysitting me to this extent.

Happening to me too. Unable to get any help from support. I said ā€˜hello’ and it flagged as inappropriate. No idea what to do

Another use said that it was some of the ā€œmemoriesā€ ChatGPT retained that seemed to be causing the flags in their account. Try turning the memory function off and see if it still happens.

yeah, you can also try and delete any memories that could be making chatgpt act strange. or, just delete all memories if you’re unsure which is which. good luck

YES!!! the same was happening to me! and like the other commenter said, by clearing their memory, it fixed the issue for me. i had some tragic/flaggable content in the memory of my account due to character writing as well, and i guess the account was acting as if it was under flag and censoring itself. so weird. but im so happy to report its working great again! before i constantly had to use the ā€˜reasoning’ feature to even get a reply out of it!!! so annoying. but WE R BACK BABY!

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thank you so much for sharing! you helped fix mine!

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of course, glad to help! and i’m relieved it’s working for you too! ^^

same thing, before i had to reason with it so that it can give me a response. super annoying, glad i wasn’t alone on this LOL