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?
this post was submitted on 08 Mar 2025
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You give it to whoever asks for it or you never get another source again.
This isn’t a “source”. This is a corporate spokesperson
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.
Yes, that’s what a spokesperson is. Did you read the article? If it was a leak that would have been stated.
...its both
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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.
Because The Verge wants them to return their calls. It's not like it matters. Spokespeople aren't the ones making decisions. It's the C-suits, which is publicly available.
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Luigi is a hero.
See how easy that is when you aren't given the table scraps of the rich?
You are now banned from .world for inciting violence.
Dunno why. I'm just talking about the guy who fights ghouls who live in mansions.
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Fucking scary shit. Now, it is simply "liking" content Reddit doesn't like. Soon, it will be upvoting things that the government doesn't want you to see, or paints them in a bad light.
paints them in a bad light.
So, like... facts?
Just like facts.
I’m actually so happy to see the start of the fall of Reddit. It’s been going on for a couple years or so, but it is happening.
It's so ironic how a site with a leftist lean just chose to alienate their core base. I guess their hope conservatives and liberals staying will make up for it? Lol
It’s becoming Facebook. A cesspool of people just reverberating off of each other.
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So, are subs like /r/Mario and /r/Nintendo going to be banned for "encouraging violence"?
No, the mods will just get constant streams of false positive flags they have to clear.
The enshittification continues.
All because of greed.
I don't think this is about greed... this about owners not liking how plebs feel about a dead CEO
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Yeah, I was banned for talking about suicidal thoughts, so they’re definitely going to ban me if I say Luigi Mangione is my hero and did a beautiful thing.
The fact that I can read this comment, makes this site a million times better.
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I was banned for warning people i would punch them if they upvoted violent content and to knock it off. If spez doesnt want my help then he can go back to his personally moderated kiddy porn subreddits
With doxxing being the threat it is, I kind of get why a mod wouldn't be comfortable with that. The absolute last thing any mod acting in good faith wants is for someone to track down and hurt in real life a member of their community. Telling people you will punch them for upvoting violent content could be seen as the first step to doxxing someone. It's a bit over sensitive but we've all heard true horror stories about people getting doxxed.
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So you think they will get sued by Nintendo?
Came to the comments to find this question lol
Hey look, the cancer is dying of itself..
People saying Luigi is a hero but then defend the Democrats. Truly astonishing. Luigi’s actions are a call to systemic revolution. He is a god damn hero, and will probably go down as a martyr if the federal government gets their way.
He is not a hero, but he is the first crack in the floodgates. Whoever he is, he is a first sign of people losing temper. And his ongoing defence in court is a vehicle to make important problems relevant. Not everyone can stand behind shooting a CEO, but his act introduced the long-silenced topic that is a common ground with MAGA people too, and that's why corpo fuckers want to put it down.
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It just shows how scared the elites are of all the people they screwed over.
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Get Brianthompson'd, Reddit.
It’s getting harder not to hate these people
Innocent until proven guilty.
Does it flag "Notmario"?
fucking bowser at it again.
Why stop there? If I where reddit and we go with these kinds of decisions, I'd propose the use of LLMs to ban anything that consititutes negative statement including disagreements.
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