A Reddit moderation tool is flagging ‘Luigi’ as potentially violent content

[Guest]

A Reddit spokesperson, who requested that The Verge not use their name due to the sensitive subject matter

What the fuck is this? We’re granting corporate spokespeople anonymity now?

[ironjess@lemmy.today]

The anti evil operations team has done this in the past.

[ulrich@feddit.org]

You give it to whoever asks for it or you never get another source again.

[cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

fucking bowser at it again.

[paraphrand@lemmy.world]

[theimpressivex@lemm.ee]

So, are subs like /r/Mario and /r/Nintendo going to be banned for "encouraging violence"?

[Guest]

This isn’t a “source”. This is a corporate spokesperson

[Guest]

What the fuck is “the anti evil operations team”? That sounds like corpospeak for a team that does deeply evil shit

[ulrich@feddit.org]

...its both

[Guest]

No, the mods will just get constant streams of false positive flags they have to clear.

[chozo@fedia.io]

Uhh, isn't that kinda against the whole point of being a spokesperson in the first place? To put a name and a face behind a message?

Dunno why The Verge plays along.

[telorand@reddthat.com]

Luigi is a hero.

See how easy that is when you aren't given the table scraps of the rich?

[deceptichum@quokk.au]

You are now banned from .world for inciting violence.

[broadfern@lemmy.world]

This is the time for Nintendo to whip out a lawsuit

[melodiousfunk@slrpnk.net]

Was this corporate spokesperson authorized to talk to this outlet about this topic? Just because they're a spokesperson doesn't mean they can talk freely.

[melodiousfunk@slrpnk.net]

paints them in a bad light.

So, like... facts?

[johnnycanuck@lemmy.ca]

Get Brianthompson'd, Reddit.

[Guest]

That’s not what they do according to their own ethics statement

https://www.theverge.com/ethics-statement

[ulrich@feddit.org]

I'm not reading that. What are you saying?

[duamerthrax@lemmy.world]

That hasn't happened in a long time.