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/Corgi_Afro Mar 08 '25

and when he was caught editing others comments.

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u/hates_stupid_people Mar 08 '25

It goes beyond editing comments, he allegedly edited the live production database.

That's the kind of thing you'd see in /r/ProgrammerHumor

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u/Fizzwidgy Mar 08 '25

Is it really so weird that Spez, the guy who ran the jailbait subreddit, is a piece of shit?

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u/dagnammit44 Mar 08 '25

Nah. He didn't run it, he was made a mod apparently. I think he didn't delete himself as mod for whatever reason, did notice maybe? Who knows. But it didn't last long after that.

But he did give the person running it some unique award, again apparently. As i'm just going off of what other people said.

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u/dagnammit44 Mar 08 '25

Well no wonder that part was scrubbed too then!