“This sub has been placed in restricted mode, and the main mod was suspended for approving comments that mentioned ‘luigi,’” a post on r/popculture
claimed. “Apparently, saying ‘luigi’ is now against the rules too, even though they never told us. All comments with the word ‘luigi’ get flagged as possibly inciting violence.”
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Separately, Reddit’s safety team recently issued a
warning to users that subreddits found promoting or amplifying violent content could face consequences. “Today we are rolling out a new (sort of) enforcement action across the site,” the alert read. “Starting today, users who, within a certain timeframe, upvote several pieces of content banned for violating our policies will begin to receive a warning.” (Upvotes and downvotes are core to Reddit’s algorithm, determining a post’s visibility.)