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/bizarro_kvothe 29d ago

With all the AI in the world you would think that they could use something better than a forbidden word list.

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u/amidescent 29d ago

The wordlist seems to be mostly for shadow bans and per subreddit. I got a relatively indirect comment involving heads and rolls removed along with a tiny "this was automated but you may appeal" note, which seems to confirm they are scanning comments using AI/LLM site-wise.

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u/idiot-prodigy 29d ago

I quoted a founding father pertaining to his thoughts on Liberty and Freedom and was banned from a sub for promoting violence...

I mean, excuse me but the American Revolution was violent, the founding fathers did in fact have to fight for freedom. You'd be hard pressed to find an American who thinks the American Revolution was a bad thing.

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u/0069 29d ago

I hope the word revolution scares the shit out of the powers that be. There are more of us than them!