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/Robin_Gr 29d ago

I like how you can get profanity and slur filled threats of sexual violence in your direct messages but they have to censor a name in a post.

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u/CaptainBayouBilly 29d ago

There are tolerated subs focused exclusively on violence. 

You could call it a double standard, but that would be really underselling. 

Reddit hates its users.