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[–] fivezero@lemmy.world 96 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

Looks like r/programming discovered the astroturfing, so in true Reddit fashion they simply shut down the subreddit entirely to avoid the spread of negative public sentiment. Thanks for galvanizing my resolve to migrate to the fediverse, Spez

Shut down, you say? Every subreddit should post such truths, you say? Reddit will atomize itself instantly, you say?

Okay, maybe not but it's a fun thought, no?

[–] BarbecueCowboy@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

r/programming was one of the earliest subreddits, I think it was actually #2. Can't view it anymore, but the moderation team of r/programming would have been pretty reddit admin/staff heavy. Pretty sure spez was listed on the moderation team at one point.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I noticed this happened before the reddit blackouts. I haven't been to reddit since. Is this a new occurrence of the same ChatGPT astroturfing or is this that same news?

[–] McBinary@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Wow. Just checked. The newest post in that sub is 3 weeks old.