r/technology • u/marketrent • 28d ago

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/hizashiYEAHmada 28d ago

Fuck spez - am I flagged now?

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u/buddhistbulgyo 28d ago

Is Spez a Trump loving Russia enabler?

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u/SeriousDude 28d ago

Apparently, with his history of moderating disturbing Subreddits in the past, he might be into some dark stuff.

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u/real_ornament 28d ago

"might be" lol he's a fuckin creep

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u/lithenewt 28d ago

Maybe a lot of people have been saying he should get the Luígi treatment and that's why this is happening.

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u/Galagamesh 28d ago

Not just moderating. Preventing other admins from shutting them down. That only changed when NYT and CNN started covering the issues.

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u/[deleted] 28d ago

"Blatant racial slurs and open racism are fine on Reddit because everyone holds different views" - Reddit CEO and co-founder u/spez

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u/68024 28d ago edited 28d ago

You know how it goes, just like people who rally against lgbt people and then turn out to be gay themselves