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/Just_Another_Scott 29d ago

They're also temp banning people for upvoting his name as it's "violent content" lmao.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PrepperIntel/s/vyoxfGJCZQ