Reddit accused of breaking down the content of Luigi Magione

It is not exactly the news that Luigi Magione, the accused killer of the UNITEDHEATHALCARE CEO Brian Thompson, is a viral sensation. He was discussed, lust after and idols. There are even calls Dave Franco to play him in a movie. In the era of populist rage, however, it seems that web platforms are increasingly attributable to the content associated with it, for fear that widespread idolization can become violence.

Slate Recently noted That some Reddit forums have been censored to discuss the accused killer. Moderator for a long -time Subreddit, /r/popultIt was stopped by the platform after failing to extinguish the continued discussion of Magione. The action followed unusual warning The Redditsafety site safety team, who said Subreddits, which violate content policies and exceed the “violent content” will receive a warning.

“Today, we are unfolding a new (sort of) execution actions throughout the site,” the signal reads, noting that “from today, consumers who, within a certain period of time, write several parts of the content prohibited for breaking our policies will begin to receive warning.” He continued: “While this is” warn only “right now, we will consider adding additional action along the way.”

Not long after, /R /The populut, which apparently includes ongoing discussions of Magione, publishes a note stating that one of its moderators was stopped. “This submarine is placed in limited mode and the main modes were stopped to approve comments that mentioned Luigi. Obviously, saying that Luigi is now against the rules, even though he has never told us. All comments with the word “luigi” are placed as possible by inciting violence, “the note said.

However, while users announce that they are blocked or censored for just mentioning the name of Magione, Reddit claims that the user who is suspended has resolved comments that advocate for violence:

“After the publication, a Reddit spokesman wrote to Slate that” one of the R/Popculture mods was stopped to approve a large number (at least 20) comments containing direct calls for violence, including images celebrating Thomas Matthew Cruyks and content, calling for murder of the President. “They added that” as r/popculture has only one remaining mod, we added car filters “to help the filtered publications and mark” certain keywords “.

It is worth noting that /r /the populture is still available and even includes a photo of the MANGIEN profile like Jesus, so it is not entirely clear what the user meant when he said he was “closed”. However, other subreddits dedicated exclusively to Luigi content have been banned in recent days. Manduigi moderator, another popular Mangione site, told Slate: “I remember R/Luigimangione was banned, and he was also forbidden. “

When reached for a comment by Gizmodo, a Reddit spokesman added that there is no “there is no filter for the whole site for the word” luigi “or the expectation that users stop talking about Luigi Magione.” They added that none of the incidents listed in Slate’s article is “linked to each other or with the warning post.”

The Reddit spokesman said R/Luigimangione is “forbidden to glorify violence and the rest (2 and 3) for concealing a ban – after they have been banned, you are not allowed to make an identical order to avoid this ban. R/Luigifever was banned for spam by our automated systems (this can happen if the mods approve of an unusually large amount of spam content). “The spokesman added that in” all cases, the prohibitions are not related to the topic of Luigi Magione – our rules throughout the site apply to behavior (eg incitement or glorification of violence), not topics. “

A brutal Reddit survey shows that there is still a large number of Luigi-associated tidyages in operation. /R/Freeluigi, which is described as “a community for discussing healthcare reform and related topics and to be up to the Luigi Magione case,” is still ready and has about 37,000 followers. Another subreddit, /r /saintluigimangione, has only 2.3 thousand followers, but is described as dedicated to the “rise of class consciousness” and “the cause”, whatever that means. Subreddits are also available, which also hates Mangione, although they have significantly fewer members.

The/R/Freeluigi moderator told Slate: “No one in R/Freeluigi wants anyone to be killed and no one celebrates that a man has died. Obviously, there are some crazy people on the Internet who are. But an entire community of 30,000 people should not be punished for one person’s actions. “

Gizmodo turned to Reddit for more information.