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/Lazerpop 29d ago edited 29d 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/Corgi_Afro 29d ago

and when he was caught editing others comments.

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u/Iggyhopper 29d ago

I just had to check something...

Even ChatGPT knows of this!

Yes, there have been allegations that Steve Huffman (u/spez), the CEO of Reddit, edited users' comments in the past.

In 2016, during the height of controversy surrounding the r/The_Donald subreddit, Huffman admitted to secretly modifying comments that were critical of him. Instead of outright deleting them, he altered mentions of his own username ("u/spez") to point at the moderators of that subreddit.