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/Whompa02 29d ago

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/tenebrls 29d ago

The rich see themselves as wealthy before anything else, and they’ll defend the others in their small group vigorously. They know how easy it is for a social movement to spread where they might be forced to give up more of their wealth for the greater good, and when a threat to them comes up they’ll use any pretext to make sure that threat doesn’t grow.