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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/Lazerpop 29d ago edited 28d ago

He hasn't been convicted. He is innocent until proven guilty. Reddit is overstepping on multiple grounds on this one.

This comment seems to have gotten popular so I will remind you of a fundamental aspect of our justice system. It doesn't matter if you think L**** was the man in the video. It matters if every member of the jury unanimously concludes L**** was the man in the video. Until that moment enters the record, L**** is presumed innocent.

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u/PrinterInkDrinker 29d ago

Technically no, since back then anyone could be added to the moderation team with or without their consent, the “joke” was that Huffman wouldn’t interact with moderators at any level so they made him on of Jailbait

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u/[deleted] 29d ago edited 29d ago

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u/FilthyPedant 29d ago

The question was "Didn't this guy moderate jailbait subreddits?" The answer is no, he was not moderating those subs. No one's defending exploitation.

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u/JMEEKER86 29d ago

Well, I wouldn't say no one is defending exploitation. Reddit loves to bring up Aaron Swartz whenever Spez does something awful, but Aaron Swartz literally defended CSAM on his blog saying that it was free speech that shouldn't be restricted and that it's "not necessarily harmful". CSAM is, of course, 100% harmful as it by definition requires the harm of children to produce.

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u/PrinterInkDrinker 29d ago edited 29d ago

He was a name on a list, not an active moderator. As per the question. And by your logic Obama is running the marathon I just signed him up for.

Stop spreading misinformation and sending hateful DM’s to people you don’t agree with.

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u/cheeze2005 29d ago

Yeah it seems they have the power to shut down things pretty quick when they want to. Fucking disgusting letting that subreddit exist.