Lyft's safeguards were working overtime Thursday as the ride-sharing company culled through its users' listed names. The automated system is apparently on the hunt for any offensive content that violates the platform's community guidelines.

The only problem is it's flagging people's honest, legal and inadvertently offensive names. Names like Dick, Cumming, Cocks, Poon, and even Finger apparently don't "align" with Lyft values. A growing batch of Lyft users were notified Thursday that they had to change the name associated with their Lyft account or they couldn't ride or drive on Lyft. Those users now have until Saturday to get a new name filled in on the app.

Hey @lyft, why did I just get a notification telling me I had to change my name by 12/21 because it doesnt meet your community guidelines? Dick is my legal last name... #AdjustYourSystem — Brendon Dick (@Broski_93) December 19, 2019

@lyft Just got an e-mail from you asking me to update my display name by 12/21 because it doesn’t “doesn't align with our Community Guidelines”.



My display name is my actual name. I think you can see how it would have been automatically flagged.



What should I do? — Josh Dick (@_joshdick) December 19, 2019

Dear @lyft, I don't understand how my real name on your app "doesn't align with [your] Community Guidelines", please advise. I swear to you "Poon" is a real last name! Thanks! pic.twitter.com/dunHMrk6cu — Wilson Poon (@wilsonpoon) December 19, 2019

Hey @Lyft/@AskLyft,

Community guidelines are great and all, but it’s ironic asking us for respect in the community when you flagged my REAL last name as a violation pic.twitter.com/py7ruDLcgn — Candice Poon (@candicepoon) December 19, 2019

My name - Nicole Cumming - has been flagged as inappropriate by Lyft. I’m not thrilled with my name either, but I had no idea it violated Community Guidelines. pic.twitter.com/qusvDTsAxy — Nicole Cumming (@necummi) December 19, 2019

Hey, @lyft, I realize it might be hard to believe, but it’s really my name, and you need to get your mind out of the gutter. pic.twitter.com/wR7b8crlYr — Mike Finger (@mikefinger) December 19, 2019

Lyft's support account on Twitter is pretty busy right now attempting to clean up the mess of its oversensitive system. A Lyft spokesperson said in a statement that, "Some members of the Lyft community were using names that were either inaccurate, offensive or both. In trying to fix the problem, we cast too wide of a net. We were well-intentioned, but our response clearly led to errors that we are working to correct, and we apologize."

Hi there, do you mind sending us a DM with your full name, phone number, and email address associated with your Lyft account? We're happy to help you! https://t.co/SXpdictw1A — Ask Lyft (@AskLyft) December 19, 2019

One user didn't know what to do, so he changed his last name from Dick to simply the initial "D." Lyft is making a lot of people relive a lot of middle school trauma today.

An ironic part of all this is that some of Lyft's own employees have these misaligned names. According to LinkedIn, at least two Poons work at Lyft, one Cummings, and plenty of Richards — which we all know is just one nickname away from Dick.

H/T to Kate Conger for first spotting the tweets.