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[–] orangeNgreen@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

I don’t visit Reddit much anymore, but isn’t that the way ads have been for awhile over there?

[–] chakan2@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

It is...but they need to highlight it to investors now.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Yes, they're taking from the Apple playbook so people who don't know will think they actually do things that don't involve leather or sheep at Reddit HQ. It's IPO shenanigans.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

Do you have time to find a screenshot of the worst offending example?

[–] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

New? There used to be a whole sub dedicated to calling out astroturf ads on Reddit. We always got shouted down lol

[–] SharkAttak@kbin.social 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I remember this shit happening already, even mimicking the writing style of a typical Reddit title.

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