First time I heard about issues with peanut plugs was back when the xiaomi devices were new and we were trying to figure them out. They were on the list of repeaters that didn't work. Even though people were reporting problems we just always thought it was xiaomi specific That is why I always steered people away from them. Just in case one day they wanted to get a xiaomi device.
But then there was the reveal by @Ryan780 and then @april.brandt, and now they are on the naughty list.