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 29d ago

Luigi.

Luigi.

Luigi.

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u/_frozety 29d ago

Digg

Digg

Digg

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u/edwardsdl 29d ago

I really hope they don’t fuck it up. Reddit needs a strong competitor.

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

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u/arahman81 29d ago

Especially when the Reddit founder is part owner, and the tagline is just copied from Reddit.