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New Study: At Least 15% of All Reddit Content is Corporate Trolls Trying to Manipulate Public Opinion (medium.com)

submitted 2 years ago by sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf to c/technology@beehaw.org

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Cross posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/9762996

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[–] juliebean@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago

couldn't read the whole article, but the first couple paragraphs seem to contradict the headline. '~15% of reddit users have encountered corporate astroturfing' is not the same as '15% of content on reddit is corporate astroturfing'.

[–] JiminyPicket@beehaw.org 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Reddit gets shittier by the day. Currently, they're blocking users using a VPN, they're trying to force you to either login to read, or to stop using a VPN so they can have even more of your data. Reddit should be burned to the ground, it's a data-harvesting cesspool, run by a bunch of greedy dickheads. I wish everyone would wake up and leave at the same time, destroy their IPO.

[–] resketreke@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There's a way to bypass the blockade. swap "www" with "old" in the web address and you're good to go.

[–] JiminyPicket@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I do that, but I don't like the layout. Thanks though.

[–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Isn’t this website AI generated stuff

[–] i_am_not_a_robot@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 years ago

Some portion of it likely is. Medium is like Wordpress.com with paywalls.

[–] 520@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Medium is a blog hosting site. It's all user generated and there's zero editorial control.

[–] sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf 3 points 2 years ago

Medium? Not that I know, but I don't keep up with these things.

[–] Stillhart@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Did the definition of "trolls" suddenly change or is this author just using it wrong? Corporate astroturfing? Sure that makes sense. Corporate trolling? Not sure I get the point of that.

[–] sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf 2 points 2 years ago

I think the editor was absent that day.

[–] Pistcow@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I've been to r/movies.

[–] stown@sedd.it 2 points 2 years ago

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