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/RamenJunkie 29d ago

Yeah, that honestly sounds like something almost anyone who agrees with the idea of what happened might say.

Because the media coverage is out of touch.

Why was there not coverage of just how oppressed an exploited the American people are by these companies?  On what caused it to happen in the first place.

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u/DavidAdamsAuthor 29d ago

Why was there not coverage of just how oppressed an exploited the American people are by these companies?

Because none of that is relevant to any kind of legal defense for shooting an unarmed man in the back on his way to lunch.

Personal belief in oppression doesn't justify murder.

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u/Metacognitor 29d ago

The media is not a courthouse, it isn't up to the media to form a legal defense for a man charged with a high profile crime, it is their job to cover the story and that includes covering any relevant context.

An analogy would be that the socioeconomic environment caused by the ruling elites of pre-revolutionary France was highly relevant to the resultant revolution that it created. If there was the type of modern media we have today, back then, it would be expected that they covered it appropriately.

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u/DavidAdamsAuthor 27d ago

Even if this is true, this does not justify shooting unarmed people in the back three times.

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u/Metacognitor 27d ago

When did I ever say it did? Re-read the thread maybe.

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u/DavidAdamsAuthor 27d ago

So what exactly is your point here? Be succinct.

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u/Metacognitor 27d ago

It was succinct enough already. The person above said the media didn't cover the context, you made a non-sequitur about legal justification, and I explained why what the person above said was valid.

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u/DavidAdamsAuthor 27d ago edited 27d ago

Please point in my second comment where I said legal justification.

To what extent is the media coverage about this incident relevant to the shooter's guilt or innocence, from a legal or moral perspective?

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u/Metacognitor 27d ago

I think you've lost the plot entirely, friend. Go back and read through this thread again.

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u/DavidAdamsAuthor 27d ago

To what extent is the media coverage about this incident relevant to the shooter's guilt or innocence, from a legal or moral perspective?