r/technology • u/marketrent • 29d ago

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/fukkyouspez 29d ago

Is my username flagged ?

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u/Biocube16 29d ago

Not to give you an existential crisis or anything, but it Would be pretty wild if your username got you perma shadowbanned from reddit, none of your comments actually show up, and anyone that responds to your comments is actually just a fake bot so you don’t realize you are perma shadow banned.

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u/LiveLearnCoach 28d ago

Are you a bot?

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u/Biocube16 28d ago

Am i saying exactly what a bot would say?