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/StonedSucculents Mar 08 '25

Ive been banned for three days twice in the last 3 months on my main account, after having no issues for 12 years on this website. However the hell theyre defining things as harassment is about as loose as it can possibly be. In neither instance was I harassing anybody whatsoever. The appeal is just as much of a joke as the original ban

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u/CalmBeneathCastles Mar 08 '25

That's the same problem I was having on IG before I deleted both Meta accounts. 7-day bans for commenting such inflammatory statements as "This is so cool!", and "interacting too frequently" by leaving one comment on three different accounts in one day.

At first I thought their Nanny Bots were broken, but after 6 months of that it occurred to me that they were funneling the entire site (both for users and creators) to be TikTok 2.0, by pushing Reels engagement and punishing interaction on posts. Not making that ad revenue by letting some meemaw talk with people about her needlepoint! Diiiicks.

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u/Mysterious-Job-469 Mar 08 '25

Youtube is the same way.

9/10 comments I used to (key word: USED TO) make would never be public. I'd right click on the time stamp and view in private window (incognito for chrome) so I'm not logged into Youtube, and my comment which I literally added to my URL is missing.

I decided I was done paying for Youtube premium, and downloaded RevancedExtended for both Youtube Music and Youtube. I haven't paid a cent in about 8 months now. They don't want my input on their website? That's cool. I respect that. It's their website. I just hope they understand that our clash of values was strong enough for me to reconsider funding the service in the first place. It's their website, but it's MY wallet.

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u/CalmBeneathCastles 29d ago

I've seen this same thing happen. Magical vanishing comments! It wasn't even anything inflammatory, either.