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/SinisterCheese 29d ago

Reddit is a private company with shareholders in America, by USA laws and rules they can do whatever they want. And American tech has sided with Trump, to avoid Trump using Execution orders and agencies to punish them.

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u/vassadar 29d ago

It's a public company.

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u/IAmOfficial 29d ago

It’s a public company in that the public can own shares. He is talking about private in that it isn’t a government entity, and therefore it can censor whatever the fuck it wants. You are arguing semantics but not the actual point