r/technology • u/marketrent • Mar 08 '25

Social Media Reddit’s automatic moderation tool is flagging the word ‘Luigi’ as potentially violent — even in a Nintendo context

https://www.theverge.com/news/626139/reddit-luigi-mangione-automod-tool
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u/VV-40 Mar 08 '25

We need an open source version of Reddit that doesn’t censor posts and comments due to fascism.

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u/Joe18067 Mar 08 '25

You mean like r/Conservative? They're a bunch of fascists over there.

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u/AlwaysRushesIn Mar 08 '25

couldn’t keep his political opinion away from a sub unrelated to it.

Says the moron commenting under a post about a politically charged subject...

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u/AlwaysRushesIn Mar 08 '25

Seek professional help.

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u/AlwaysRushesIn Mar 08 '25

Whatever you say, buddy.

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u/AlwaysRushesIn Mar 08 '25

Oh, you're still here? Fascinating.

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u/AlwaysRushesIn Mar 08 '25

Newsflash, politics greatly influences technology.

See: this post we are commenting under in r/technology.

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