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/[deleted] 28d ago

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u/No_Kangaroo_9826 28d ago

I think it's crybaby asshole

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u/FickLampaMedTorsken 28d ago

-3000 social credit for you!!!

Sorry, I meant "karma".

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u/AntAppropriate826 28d ago

Thank you for making me spit out my coffee. Please see.

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u/burstaneurysm 28d ago

Pretty sure it’s legally “Fuck u/spez”.

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u/h3lblad3 28d ago

Reminds me of Gaia Online where one of the bannable offenses was saying the new (at the time) CEO's name.

Thank God he's gone and Lanzer managed to buy the site back.