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/bizarro_kvothe Mar 08 '25

With all the AI in the world you would think that they could use something better than a forbidden word list.

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u/Prior_Coyote_4376 Mar 08 '25

Implying they ever had an interest in real content moderation…

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u/HeOfMuchApathy Mar 08 '25

They have flagged Boomers in the the various Fallout subs as offensive. They're a faction in the game! Mods don't read context.

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u/_lechonk_kawali_ 29d ago

Australia's men's basketball team might also have to change their nickname then. They're known as the Boomers (presumably from Boomerangs).