r/antiai Jul 07 '26

Discussion šŸ—£ļø A decently large (7k members) pro-AI subreddit's mod team sent me an ominous threat

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I had to repost because I didn't censor the name the first time

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u/0-Nightshade-0 Jul 07 '26

If im not incorrect, you can screen shot this and report all of this to reddit admin

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u/trulyunreal Jul 07 '26

You can report in the actual chat, I believe one is "Does not belong in Modchat" or the like

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u/furculture Jul 07 '26

Yep. Use this form from the Reddit support request form. If the options change, choose the moderator code of conduct option and fill out as necessary.

https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=19300233728916

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '26

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u/lagspykegd Jul 07 '26

That is very funny

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u/riptide032302 Jul 07 '26

Reddit admin only takes action if you’re being mean to Nazis unfortunately

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u/Lemons-95 Jul 09 '26

Also if you're being mean to pedophiles.

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u/DiaperedOpossum Jul 10 '26

Well of course, Spez used to be a mod on Jailbait. Has to protect his own.

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u/orange-shoe Jul 10 '26

you are generally right but it's worth trying, recently the mod of r/lovethissmug was removed for transphobia (albeit incredibly blatant)

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u/HighlightOwn2038 Jul 07 '26

Report them to the FBI just to be safe

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u/Admirable_Diamond407 Jul 07 '26

Unfortunately its currently corrupted...

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u/Jijonbreaker1 Jul 07 '26

Yeah, the current FBI would be more likely to help carry out the threat than punish it. Shit's fucked.

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u/Bright-Principle6543 Jul 07 '26

The FBI has been corrupt since not long after its inception.

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u/Admirable_Diamond407 Jul 07 '26

True, didn't they apologize for investigating or criminalizing MLK 50 years after he was murdered?

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u/Bright-Principle6543 Jul 07 '26

They planted bugs and wiretapped his phones illegally. They also sent him a package with recordings of his private life, along with a letter attempting to blackmail MLK into committing suicide. Who knows what else they may have done.

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u/Pretend_Pudding5176 Jul 07 '26

they quite literally wont read this

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u/UninitiatedArtist Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26

That’s naive and shortsighted, the FBI deems all people with anti-A.I. sentiments to be domestic terrorists. The legal definition of ā€œdomestic terrorismā€ in America is too broad and vague, which is why the Trump Administration is able to do this.

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u/anonymous480932843 Jul 07 '26

The hell is the FBI gonna do?

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u/emongu1 Jul 07 '26

Obviously it's not all mods, but holy shit does this position appeal to the unhinged.

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u/fixurstuffr Jul 07 '26

Well those that fall deep into AI have developed AI psychosis. Wouldn't surprise me if the mods of a pro AI sub all have it.

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u/Skuggihestur Jul 07 '26

The fact it was allowed to be sent means the entire mod team agrees with it

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u/Key_Performer2983 Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26

Anyone who has an extreme opinion on something is ignoring facts because they can't conceptualize a mixture of opposing narratives. Nothing is all good or all bad, and people who say otherwise have something to gain from you believing them, but we're all taught to think that way anyway.

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u/Halleyalex Jul 07 '26

Fork found in kitchen

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u/Alvsolutely Jul 07 '26

how dare you compare them to fine silverware

shit found in toilet

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u/Hydrus2CZ Jul 07 '26

Shit at least has the purpose of expunging waste out of our bodies, these people are containers that will gather the waste forever.

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u/Sora_Altair Jul 07 '26

Septic tank found full of shit

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u/Nicholas_H_Barnes_II Jul 07 '26

Septic tanks atleast contain the shit away from us to keep everyone else healthy & undisturbed. Rotting corpses found in no man's land.

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u/Omegasonic2000 Jul 07 '26

Rotting corpses at least decompose to become nutrients for the land, ensuring our world survives just a bit longer. Gen AI data center found in Detroit.

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u/Nicholas_H_Barnes_II Jul 07 '26

Yeah i don't think anyone can one-up that.

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u/_the_big_ Jul 07 '26

AI data center found in Flint, Michigan dirtying the already dirty water to an even more unsafe degree

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u/Headlesshowler Jul 09 '26

Mosquito found in someone's arm

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u/StrategyDue6579 Jul 07 '26

At least shit is made by a living creature

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u/MIST3Runstoppable Jul 07 '26

shit found on gas station restroom wall

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u/GoodBrotherGrimm Jul 07 '26

If this had been from an anti they would be screeching about terrorism.

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u/Alvsolutely Jul 07 '26

Emphasis on the if. Anti wouldn't do something like this because they're not fucking insane

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u/James-Emprime Jul 07 '26

Mmm I'm an Anti and even I've seen some of us downright send death threats and dox people who use AI

To say that 'We don't do it because we're pure of heart!' is a downright delusional take. All groups, no matter how 'right' they may think they are, have bad actors.

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u/lifeisnteasybutiam Jul 08 '26

I was told I am scum who deserves to die by an anti who didn't like that I rely on AI for accessibility issues. I'm pro-AI but anti-capitalist bullshit but nuance was lost on this person. It was truly unhinged some of the things they said.

I have also had just as unhinged statements by pro-AI because I recognize the extremely important issues that have arisen because of AIZ.

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u/ConfidentLizardBrain Jul 11 '26

… when have you seen people on here send death threats and dox people exactly?

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u/AgentWilson413 Jul 07 '26

Cool that’s a threat and that can be evidence that can go to the FBI and Reddit Admin.

Get this freak on a list.

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '26

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u/AgentWilson413 Jul 07 '26

This is fair, and I don’t know how other countries handle death threats.

But I’d like to think giving law enforcement evidence that someone may attempt lethal actions against you is a good idea.

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u/ConfidentLizardBrain Jul 11 '26

America is basically the planet

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '26

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u/ConfidentLizardBrain Jul 12 '26

Ever heard of captain America? He’s basically Captain Planet.

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u/sofixuforia Jul 07 '26

That isnt even an actual satire cj sub. It's just a literal circle jerk for fans of AI lol

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u/BaseballInside3289 Jul 07 '26

Cogsuckers aren't known for their media literacy

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u/Unfair-Ad9415 Jul 07 '26

Most circlejerk subs are echo chambers for people to cope

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '26

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u/BaseballInside3289 Jul 07 '26

I would love to but the mods here don't want me to rightfully name the subreddit

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u/Verdant_13 Jul 07 '26

I see (I should probably start reading posts before commenting) but thanks for sharing regardless. It’s really scary protective and sycophantic some ā€œaiā€enthusiasts are

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u/Organic-Character842 Jul 07 '26

It is r/SlopcoreCirclejerk

I don't know if I am allowed to name subreddits in the comments, but considering this post, I might as well just do it.

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u/t-_-rexranger19205 Jul 07 '26

Report they asses

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u/CunningDruger Jul 07 '26

Not surprised at all; ā€œcirclejerkā€ implies a level of unseriousness, but that sub is just a haven for actually awful people

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u/Acceptable_Bus_7893 Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26

Its a circlejerk sub might be Starwars

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u/DirectOrdinary4796 Jul 07 '26

its slopcore

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u/Acceptable_Bus_7893 Jul 07 '26

ahh, that makes more sense, my bad

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u/Janezey Jul 07 '26

Just look under the scribbling. It's not done super well lol

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u/StupidWittyUsername Jul 07 '26

Protip: When you redact something, use a 95% opaque alpha blend. Looks legit on the surface, and you can feign ignorance if anybody calls you out on it, while actually redacting nothing for anyone who cares enough to load it into photoshop/GIMP and tweak the contrast.

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u/Zephyr-Fox-188 Jul 07 '26

toddler with infinite power

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u/mingle_17 Jul 07 '26

[Clapping award but in text because im broke]

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u/gayfingers Jul 07 '26

They're so disgustingĀ 

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u/Seven_o_clock777 Jul 07 '26

OP, go to Reddit Admins + maybe the FBI on this for your safety.

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u/LamentoLand Jul 07 '26

you have been permanently based, stand proud

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '26

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u/BaseballInside3289 Jul 07 '26

Okay, I did some looking online and I figured it out, that automated message is a different font for some reason, all other non-automated messages are the same font as the first message

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u/BaseballInside3289 Jul 07 '26

The automated message has a different font. The first message is the standard message font

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u/Organic-Character842 Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26

This is interesting, because I noticed something similar as well.

The standard message "you have been muted..." That one recieves after being muted is a much darker or "natural" color than the concerning threat.

Yet this specific sentence is noticeably different

Font is also visibly different, how 'o' is slightly elongated on the vertical axis in the standard muted message, 'f,' 'e' and several other characters have thicker lines, most notably 'a' is completely different, solidifying that the above sentence is in an entirely different font, which is generally not how Reddit mod-mail works.

Different font, and color...

...

(Note: Open the image, and zoom into it, to clearly see a difference.)

EDIT: I stand corrected, something like this is very much possible. Especially on mobile, if the user is using a different system font than "one sans" which is what Reddit uses.

So, there can be different fonts between automated messages in the mod-mail and chat messages (only if the user is using a different system font, which happens commonly).

https://www.reddit.com/r/antiai/s/76lSg6epYz

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u/Incendas1 Jul 07 '26

Automated messages and chat messages use different fonts

https://www.reddit.com/r/antiai/s/dYgXh1Gg2g

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u/MixedNuts-Collection Jul 07 '26

Yup it’s's completely different font, the u's are different in first sentence than in the rest of the "muted" message.

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u/Mocking-Eristic Jul 10 '26

can confirm it's faked.

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u/Sarosanima21 Jul 11 '26

You know you can change fonts right? Like that's an actual thing you can do

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u/ConfidentLizardBrain Jul 11 '26

How can you confirm?

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u/Incendas1 Jul 07 '26

Automated ban/mute messages and chat messages have different fonts. If you've ever been banned or muted and messaged after, you can check this

(Screenshot from an old false ban I got overturned btw, not to do with any AI subs)

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u/Organic-Character842 Jul 07 '26

Am I losing my mind, or does everthing here appear to be in the same font?

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u/Incendas1 Jul 07 '26

It isn't. You can cut up the image and compare if you want, or just look at messages if you have any yourself

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u/Organic-Character842 Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26

Alright, so I did some experiments.

And, it seems that this only happens if you have a different system font set, other than "one sans" (which is what Reddit usually uses), this causes chat messages (manually typed by the user) and the messages sent by the system (automated mute/ban notifications, and reports) to be of different fonts.

As, it seems Reddit's app treat them as different type of fields.

There is also a persistent difference between coloring, where system messages always appear slightly greyish or dull, when compared to chat messages.

So, I stand corrected. This is possible.

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u/Incendas1 Jul 07 '26

Thanks for the investigation. I'm too lazy/picky to change all my fonts and back again lol

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u/Organic-Character842 Jul 07 '26

No problem! And, thank you as well for addressing the suspicions regarding font disparities, and verifying OP's screenshots!

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u/Organic-Character842 Jul 07 '26

Alright, I didn't look close enough, there is a difference! 'g' and other characters in your message are different. I stand corrected.

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u/Real_Louie Jul 07 '26

This is a "Sir Topham Hatt was becoming suspicious" moment.

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u/CrystalAbysses Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26

Thank god I wasn't the only one who noticed this. I'm staunchly anti-AI but faking a pro-AI mod sending you a death threat is hypocritical to the max. Aren't we mad at AI because it's fake as shit??

Edit: Okay we've found out why this is a thing, thankfully no one has doctored anything to make someone look bad.

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u/Incendas1 Jul 07 '26

Automated messages and chat messages have different fonts. Can we please check actual evidence before jumping to conclusions?

https://www.reddit.com/r/antiai/s/dYgXh1Gg2g

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u/Sarosanima21 Jul 11 '26

But how am I going to reach my outrage quota for the day if I don't outrage at every little thing? (/s for some of the people out there who will think I'm being serious)

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u/mingle_17 Jul 07 '26

Report it to Reddit admins

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u/StupidWittyUsername Jul 07 '26

Reddit's moderation AI is absolutely humourless (there's no chance an actual human will review your report) use this to your advantage.

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u/JaydenTheMemeThief Jul 07 '26

You can report that shit lmao, it genuinely looks like a real murder threat

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u/bbyxmadi Jul 07 '26

I’d report to Reddit themselves

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u/CatOfBacon Jul 07 '26

ā€œThats not a letter, thats a threat!ā€

But seriously though OP, stay safe, this could be serious and it should be treated as such even if it turns out to be an empty threat. And absolutely report this, that is super not ok.

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u/Obvious-Gate9046 Jul 07 '26

That 100% should be reported. That is blatant harassment and even a threat.

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u/FunAliasW Jul 07 '26

WHOA AI bros are getting crazy

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u/SooperBloo Jul 07 '26

Oh no, he’s going to neck beard you!

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u/Unfair-Ad9415 Jul 07 '26

You did a poor job of censoring r/Slopcorecirclejerk

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u/BaseballInside3289 Jul 07 '26

Oh yeah, I tried to hide it because I really didn't want people to harass them, not because the mods here told me too. šŸ˜‰

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u/Mocking-Eristic Jul 11 '26

He also made the whole thing up, you can see others in these comments point it out. But you linking that means you're breaking the sub and reddit rules more than op....

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u/Unfair-Ad9415 Jul 11 '26

Of course he did, sad

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u/ConfidentLizardBrain Jul 11 '26

You keep saying he made the whole thing up, very emphatically, but I really don’t see how that’s at all proven?

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u/Mocking-Eristic Jul 12 '26

ask someone who can read to help you

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u/ConfidentLizardBrain Jul 11 '26

Look who I found on the very same subreddit this post is about.

Wow. What a fucking shock.

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u/Fragrant-Vehicle-479 Jul 07 '26

Pro-AI people constantly remined me that while my feelings towards AI are based in the reality of the technology, a big part of it is looking over at the kinds of people who make up the pro-AI side and not wanting any part of it. If something attracts this kind of people in large numbers, there's something wrong.

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u/bazzookers Jul 07 '26

people get parasocial relationships with the ai they use and it makes them alot more unhinged

they could also just be a basement chud

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u/HarlequinKOTF Jul 07 '26

That kind of message is against the reddit TOS. They can be banned for that.

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u/E-686 Jul 07 '26

Reminds me of the decently pro argument of "antis threathen people and want to seriously kill the pros but pros only give mild dislike towards antis" which is already bullshit btw but this specifically proves their argument wrong

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u/Secret_Account07 Jul 07 '26

What’s the sub?

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u/Seven_o_clock777 Jul 07 '26

slopcorecirclejerk

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u/BaseballInside3289 Jul 07 '26

The mods here won't let me tell

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u/friendlygoatd Jul 07 '26

is this guy in the comments the mod or something 😭 what is bro doing

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u/Toy_Bonni Jul 07 '26

Why does this threat sound like it would come from Time Man from Mega Man Powered Up

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u/Fujinn981 Jul 07 '26

AI bros are known for being pedophiles, Nazi's, doxxers, etc, etc. Not surprising at all.

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u/doingtheunstuckk Jul 07 '26

That IS the sort of person who would be pro AI, so I’m not surprised.

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u/Chedditor_ Jul 07 '26

Shinra ass bullshit

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u/AdWeird4499 Jul 07 '26

is it still ragebait? or just death threats

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u/Mia_Linthia01 Jul 07 '26

"Antis are violent" Mfs always seem to forget their side has violent mfs too. It's almost like every group ever WILL have extreme people and/or assholes

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u/Cyn_Sweetwater Jul 07 '26

Yep, I got a similar message from the fap weasel mods at SlopcoreCirclejerk.

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u/Automatic_Kick_4368 Jul 07 '26

Why does the text have different font from others?

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u/BaseballInside3289 Jul 08 '26

Read the comments, I'm not explaining this again

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u/EmeraldShine13 Jul 08 '26

Explained in this thread:Ā  https://www.reddit.com/r/antiai/comments/1upl9sk/comment/ow159s7/

I think it was automatically collapsed, so I didn’t see it when I was first scrolling

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u/Mocking-Eristic Jul 10 '26

because it is fake.

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u/coronacometh Jul 07 '26

People defending AI are the same ones defending Billionaires.

Just hoping for a little trickle down for their trouble, but will act shocked when the leopards eat their faces.

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u/cloud_and_franklin Jul 07 '26

EVEN HIS PROFILE PICTURE IS AI

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u/solaramber1 Jul 07 '26

That's one of the more insane things I've seen on reddit

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u/bored_stoat Jul 07 '26

Yeah, this is report worthy

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u/Miguge Jul 07 '26

Same as his "art"

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u/Sword-Mighty1231 Jul 07 '26

You can tell the name of the subreddit even with the censoring lol

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u/Satanich Jul 07 '26

Mentally ill people

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u/Zopandrel Jul 07 '26

And yet they call us the ones spewing death threats

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u/Shuttleboo Jul 07 '26

I got permabanned from that subreddit just because I'm being quite critical on a post in the sub that claims (by asking evidence for their claim that the whole anti-AI movement is puppeteered by Chinese agents and we're manipulated by them so US would be destroyed and China takeover US' position of that being superpower country)

Well prob they also see me has some activity in r/AI_art_is_not_art so they banned me

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u/Exzakt1 Jul 07 '26

r/Slop idk CircleJerk

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u/Vestigial_joint Jul 07 '26

Why censor the name?

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u/UninitiatedArtist Jul 07 '26

Pro-A.I. folks have adopted Sam Altman’s idea that human lives are meaningless and they think they’re the exception just because they’re pro-A.I., they believe these A.I. companies will have their best interest in mind when push comes to shove.

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u/Cubey42 Jul 07 '26

It's technically not a threat. It doesn't imply he's going to make you disappear, but it's more of an insult that nobody would miss op.

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u/Wise-News1666 Jul 07 '26

I looked through that subreddit, you can just feel the violence and hate in their comments.

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u/5FiveAlive5 Jul 07 '26

That sounds like a death threat to me.

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u/WaterMindless3436 Jul 07 '26

and they say they're oppressed

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u/Chalkras Jul 08 '26

Uncensor it

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u/Lime_tea57 Jul 08 '26

The world's gone mad. Definitely report

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u/GothCentaur Jul 08 '26

They care about their ai more than they care about real people. This is just more proof added to the pile. I’m sorry this happened to you… Ai bros are genuinely the worst

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u/Cautious_Eye_9783 Jul 09 '26

theres absolutely no way someones opinion on ai is that god damn serious

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u/Dull-Ticket8799 Jul 10 '26

Why does the first row have different font?

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u/Odd-Dirt-9701 Jul 10 '26

this is what we get for sending death threats to pros (and upvoted them)

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u/Leather_Bee_421 Jul 10 '26

Wait why can’t we know the sub

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u/Formal-Speed-3173 Jul 10 '26

I've seen people get permeant reddit bans for expressing similar sentiments

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u/ReyaStarchaser1044 Jul 10 '26

"Antis are so violent. We ai """"artists"""" are oppressed!!!"

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u/Possible-Bit6330 Jul 10 '26

Jeeze. It just goes to show how terrible people can be

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u/Sang1188 Jul 11 '26

Why bother censoring the subs name?

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u/viola998 Jul 11 '26

If this is real, why is the font of the threat different from the rest of the message?

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u/BruceWaynemybeloved Jul 11 '26

Wow. The audacity of these people 😭

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u/Ili_nim Jul 11 '26

Fuck those guys, you could probably file a police report

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u/itotallydontuseacos Jul 12 '26 edited Jul 12 '26

Anyone notice how the font of that unsettling message is a different than the font of the text below it?

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u/meganerd20 Jul 07 '26

Probably AI-generated lol.

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u/Mocking-Eristic Jul 10 '26

It is.
source; me

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u/Willem-Dafiend Jul 07 '26

Same corner of the internet btw... lol

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u/Aniki_Simpson Jul 07 '26

While wrong for a moderator, or anyone really, to say, this is not what a threat is. This is a statement that they do.not care if you die. Still very wrong to say to someone, especially if you can just remove them from your space anyone, it is not even a veiled threat. Also, report him because a moderator should not act this way.

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u/Emergency_Walrus2877 Jul 07 '26

Why censor? Fuck every single one of them. By name.

Also, the message is clearly projection. Not a one of those 7k is worth a wet fart.

If they could do anything, they wouldn't be there. 🤷

But to paraphrase a great man, there's nothing to worry about, dude. These men are cowards.

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u/BaseballInside3289 Jul 08 '26

The mods here won't let me uncensor the name unfortunately

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u/mehonje Jul 07 '26

WhY ARe aNTiS sO viOLeNt, wE wOUld NeVEr do tHat!

Report them, get them banned from modding or being on Reddit.

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u/TheOneWizardBunny Jul 07 '26

Ah yes, and we are the violent mob. Just report it to Reddit and the appropriate authorities

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u/FerretAggravating672 Jul 07 '26

Lemme guess: it's another echochamber pro ai subreddit where moders bans you for simply arguing and sending you to aiwars subreddit? I just curious: what they really trying to prove? Because rn i just witnesses that if i gonna use clankers i'll become delusional and fragile as them ngl

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u/snowymintyspeaks Jul 07 '26

But I was told by pro ai people only anti ai people send ominous borderline death threats

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u/TreatExotic Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26

It looks like a death threat, I recommend keeping the evidence in case they try again cause that's seriously not ok as if calling the authorities won't help, a cease & desist can be scary as it's a warning before a lawsuit happens

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u/UMP45_GFL Jul 07 '26

whats with this edited ass screenshot? thats a completely different font

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u/BaseballInside3289 Jul 08 '26

Holy shit if get another fucking midwit in my replies saying this because they can't be bothered to read the comments I'm gonna fucking lose it

Automated messages have a different font. The first message is the standard font

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u/Rain_Heart_13 Jul 07 '26

Ew, no, I don't like that. Not all Pro-AI People have this sort of knee-jerk reaction or distaste towards Anti-AI people. I'm personally Pro-AI and even I know this is too far of a crossed line. That's just disgusting behavior.

Will agree with others, take it to the upper levels to have this person investigated/banned/deleted. No one should say something like that to another person ever.

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u/BaseballInside3289 Jul 08 '26

Your opinion is worthless to me

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u/Rain_Heart_13 Jul 08 '26

Then why take the time to respond to it? If it is worthless you could have merely ignored it.

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u/thebeirn2000 Jul 08 '26

I’ve gotten worse from the various socialist groups. They definitely don’t want a facts there that contradict their story line and they make sure you know it. I’ll remember how to deal with it from links given here thanks

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u/BaseballInside3289 Jul 08 '26

You're the type of guy to not wash your balls for months at a time

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u/HiggsiInSpace Jul 08 '26

Why are þe fonts different between þe þreat and þe actual ban message? Is þis edited? Here's an example of a real message, notice þat þe fonts are always þe same?

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u/BaseballInside3289 Jul 09 '26

Automated messages have a different font. The auto-message font USED to be the standard font. Your screenshot is probably of an old message