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/-Nicolai 29d ago

…for participating in Nintendo discussion?

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u/CicadaGames 29d ago edited 29d ago

Edit: Just to be clear, people are being banned for saying his name in ANY context.

Do you think it makes sense for people to get banned for discussing the news / legal proceedings?

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u/-Nicolai 29d ago

I don’t think you actually understand the comment you’ve replied to.

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u/CicadaGames 29d ago edited 29d ago

The important thing here is that people are getting banned for saying his name for any reason.

If you think it's wrong when it is referring to the Nintendo character, but OK to ban people for discussing the news, you are drawing a fucking bizarre line in the sand.

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u/-Nicolai 29d ago

Again, you have completely misunderstood this comment thread. Just stop.

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u/CicadaGames 29d ago edited 29d ago

No, I haven't.

Reddit is banning people for saying his name in ANY context, the headline says as much, that is what matters here.

The specific Nintendo example shows how extreme they are being about it, which was the point I was trying to make.