Reddit Is Cracking Down on Luigi Mangione Content

It’s not exactly news that Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is a viral sensation. He’s been debated, lusted after, and idolized. There are even calls for Dave Franco to play him in a movie. However, in an age of populist rage, it appears that web platforms are increasingly cracking down on content associated with him, for fear that the widespread idolization may turn violent. Slate recently noted that some forums on Reddit had been getting censored for their discussion of the accused killer. One long-running subreddit, /r/popculture, was reportedly “closed” by the platform after its mods failed to quell the ongoing discussion of Mangione. The action followed an unusual warning from the site’s safety team, RedditSafety, that stated that subreddits that violated content policies and upvoted “violent content” would receive a warning. “Today we are rolling out a new (sort of) enforcement action across the site,” the alert read, noting that “start ... Read full article.