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/thunderclone1 29d ago edited 29d ago

I once caught a 3 day timeout for justifying the French revolution.

Apparently that constituted "threatening violence" against some dudes who have been dead for over 200 years ago

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u/Red_Bullion 29d ago

I got banned from /r/politics for explaining the ideology of Malcolm X. Not even agreeing with it necessarily, just explaining it. On a sub obstensibly about politics.

/r/chapotraphouse originally got quarantined for a thread discussing how John Brown was right and did a good thing and the slave owners deserved it.

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

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u/barukatang 29d ago

I got banned for saying that "some people retaliate in feet per second". Not directed towards anyone

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u/Doubtful-Box-214 28d ago

aaand the person you replied to is removed. what was the comment?

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u/barukatang 28d ago

something about treason and things surrounding it. cant remember exactly, mightve mentioned a certain unelected beurocrats

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u/pornboicarti 29d ago

What does that mean? Genuine question btw Some people retaliate instantly?

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u/Sideyr 29d ago

Objects tend to be traveling very fast to be measured in feet per second. For instance, the muzzle velocity of a bullet is about 2700 f/s.