Promoting products on reddit by blatantly advertising in the comment section? Who would do such a thing?

  • ITeeTechMonkey@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I can’t wait for the stories about people jailbreaking these AI accounts because they are probably just using the ChatGPT API.

  • Margot Robbie@lemmy.worldOP
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    2 months ago

    Also, speaking of manipulating comment sections with posts designed to promote products by mentioning them naturally, Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated movie, “Barbie”, is now available on Blu-ray and select streaming services.

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    So the advertisers are basically admitting now that they peddle direct opposition to an actual useful answer to a Google-able question

    Like 90% sure this is a direct response to the fact that people have begun appending reddit to their searches to get answers to questions that aren’t just Wikipedia or more advertisements.

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    Check back in on the site for some niche subs that don’t have content here and wow it’s like 75% ads now

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    2 months ago

    The internet used to be a place where I would go in order to get advice on which item to buy, specifically on places like reddit. It is such a shame that so much internet credibility is dying because of bots…