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/Jabberminor Mar 08 '25

Luigi.

Luigi.

Luigi.

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u/finnw Mar 08 '25

Reporting myself for upvoting you

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u/MariaValkyrie Mar 08 '25

Reporting myself for up voting your admission to upvoting banned content.

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u/Kryten_2X4B-523P Mar 09 '25

God damn it, now I got to report myself for a thought violation.