The internet’s obsession with Luigi Mangione is testing Reddit’s limits

As online communities rally around the accused killer of a healthcare CEO, Reddit is enforcing stricter content moderation rules.

Since December, Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has become an internet phenomenon. Both scorned and idolized, his notoriety has given rise to a number of online communities, and some have begun embracing violent rhetoric.