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/hizashiYEAHmada Mar 08 '25

Fuck spez - am I flagged now?

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u/buddhistbulgyo Mar 08 '25

Is Spez a Trump loving Russia enabler?

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u/SeriousDude 29d ago

Apparently, with his history of moderating disturbing Subreddits in the past, he might be into some dark stuff.

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

"Blatant racial slurs and open racism are fine on Reddit because everyone holds different views" - Reddit CEO and co-founder u/spez