Cat is on fire.
You can share almost everything only exceptional picture of a cat.
But it appears one image of an innocent looking feline is causing Facebook accounts to be blocked.
An Indian technology writer called Varun Krishnan, has allegedly been removed from the social network after posting a picture of cat dressed in a suit wearing a tie.
Speaking to tech website Mashable, Krishnan said: "It might sound stupid but this just happened to me.
"I was chatting with friends, got one cat image on WhatsApp, it was so cute that I sent it to a friend.
"Before I realised, my devices were getting logged off. Even on PC, Messenger notified me that my Facebook account has been disabled.
"My photos, my Facebook Ads account, they wiped my presence off Facebook in a matter of seconds for a cat photo."
Wow what ! pic.twitter.com/ZqWuCOdExz
— Varun Krishnan (@varunkrish) October 1, 2016
It's unclear what's causing Facebook to find such offence in the moggy but one theory is what's written on the snap.
If you look hard enough there's some very faint writing in the background of the image.
Another theory is the image may have been corrupt or tampered with, which triggered the deactivation for the Facebook accounts.
Facebook has since apologised for blocking Krishnan's account and, in a statement, said: "Our team found this was a mistake & have restored your account. We're sorry for the trouble this caused you."
So if you get this cat in your timeline we suggest you don't hit that share button.
The news of this latest ban comes after two pals saw their accounts also get banned by Facebook.
Yasmine Staub, 27, and Lauren Carter, 37, stripped off to showcase the designs of their lingerie label A Summer of Love.
They then created a Facebook ad, believing the images celebrated femininity and revealed their "beach-inspired brand".
But then the duo, who don't believe the photos were overtly sexual, saw their ad scrapped for that very reason.
"Your ad was disapproved because the image being used shows excessive skin,” said the Facebook message sent to Ms Staub.
"Ads with a sexual undertone are not allowed. This applies even if your underlying product is represented by image (ex: lingerie)."
Ms Staub told Aussie news site news.com.au she complained to Facebook asking which image had breached their policies, but received no reply.
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