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Do you have proof? Can you link to such posts on reddit?
They shipped this in 2016, literally a decade ago.
If you post a link, they will add their own referral code. They use JavaScript and hijack your link.
https://www.reddit.com/r/changelog/comments/4ldk0r/reddit_change_affiliate_links_on_reddit/
No idea why the downvotes here.
I mean, someone up there just unironically called someone else a "class traitor".
This is not a crowd that's hanging straight on its hinges.