r/technology • u/marketrent • 29d 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/Whompa02 29d ago

Why is Reddit stepping at all? It’s been a rare half decent social media site for a while now they shouldn’t be changing policy on speech like this.

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u/ImNotAmericanOk 29d ago

Lol what? Is this your first day on reddit? 

Reddit has been a cesspool for years. 

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u/Whompa02 29d ago edited 29d ago

I’m saying comparatively to like Twitter/X, instagram, facebook, etc etc.

You know, the insane cesspools you probably already left? Like look at the competition out there. Reddit isnt nearly as shite as those ones, imo…but I guess it’s headed there in its own way…

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u/Wobbelblob 29d ago

I mean, something doesn't need to be a steaming pile of radioactive diarrhea to be a pile of shit. On reddit it isn't as visible as you can "live" in your small communities that are fine.

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u/Whompa02 29d ago

Right. That’s personally one reason why I like this cesspool over the other ones.