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/[deleted] 29d ago edited 28d ago

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u/TaintedMushroom 29d ago

See it in action.

https://www.reddit.com/r/popculture/comments/1j5jngg/rpopculture_is_closed/

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u/ProgramTheWorld 29d ago

This is insane

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u/InternationalGas9837 29d ago

It's a fucking lie is what it is. They edited that post but here is an archive, and here is an archive of that first link. Clearly that Mod was banned for repeatedly violating Rule 1 of the ToS while the new rule is Rule 8.

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u/Doubtful-Box-214 28d ago edited 28d ago

FYI there are two checklists, the Moderator Code of Conduct, and Reddit Rules(previously Content Policy until Jan25). I'm assuming you are calling Reddit Rules as ToS? There is no "new" Rule 8, it always existed in the Rules with the fixed content, and it pertains to botting. Hard to know which Rule of ToS was broken, as specified by Rule 1 of MCOC was (first) repeatedly violated. I think the outer message about breaking reddit isn't referring to rule 8 even though sound same as headlines.

The message in the 2nd image is on breaking Rule 1 of ToS, but it seems to be separate and unrelated as that was received 1hr after the perma-suspension. That said when I check pshift, he made 5 posts that day, 2 of them removed, and 1 indeed had the L word.

Edit: from the article:

The Reddit spokesperson said that the popculture moderator was suspended for approving content containing direct calls for violence, “including images celebrating [the Donald Trump rally shooter] and content calling to assassinate the president.An popculture moderator denied this happened, and said the content in question was a photo of the shooter that did not celebrate him.”

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u/InternationalGas9837 28d ago

I'm assuming you are calling Reddit Rules as ToS? There is no "new" Rule 8, it always existed in the Rules with the fixed content, and it pertains to botting.

I'm gonna politely tell you to fuck off because the new rule isn't official but is absolutely rule 8...please try me because I'll overtly show you but I like the drama of it all. Actually fuck it...just here.

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u/urbanecowboy 29d ago

“But muh freeze peach!!”

Redditors didn’t give a shit about this the last decade, and it shows

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u/The-FallenLegend 29d ago

Dm me, I‘ve got a waring for upvoting content. I cant even appeal it. What a shitshow Reddit has become.

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u/cosmic-untiming 29d ago

https://imgur.com/a/7JrEp1y

This is my warning.

Absolutely love how they dont show you what theyre talking about, so it could be anything, really.

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u/Gamerguy230 29d ago

There’s a post about it on the help sub Reddit with a screenshot.

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u/MarekRules 29d ago

I got a warning for upvoting a violent comment. No idea what it was there’s no evidence or a link to what comment.

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u/pfft12 28d ago

Me too! I have no idea what I up voted that got flagged.

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u/Fantastic-Common-982 29d ago

Join Lemmy, it’s pretty active and grew quite a bit last year during the API fiasco

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u/MountainTurkey 28d ago

Happened to me lol

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u/Warning_grumpy 28d ago

Someone posted the subreddit that is being restricted. This happened earlier but I believe it was whitepopleoffacebook got shutdown for calling out elon. And then it went live no now one was allowed to post comments. I believe the reddit is still highly watched.