r/technology • u/marketrent • Mar 08 '25

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 Mar 08 '25 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/Whompa02 Mar 08 '25

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/Xist3nce Mar 08 '25

Spez is an Elon glazer.

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u/Electronic-Olive-314 Mar 08 '25 edited Mar 08 '25

Spez is a white supremacist and actively aided and abetted white supremacists and Donald Trump on reddit.

Steve Huffman is a neo nazi.

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u/dontdrinkandpost22 Mar 08 '25

So Spez is an Elon glazer yet its no secret most of reddit's user base is "left" leaning

i wonder how those two feel about that xD

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u/Electronic-Olive-314 Mar 08 '25

They're rich and powerful, they really don't give a fuck. All they care about is growing their wealth and power by any means necessary. That's why they must be removed from their positions of wealth and power by any means necessary.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '25 edited Mar 08 '25

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u/Emergency-Village817 Mar 08 '25

They earned their wealth

eh, did they?