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[-] merthyr1831@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

This shit isnt new, companies have been exploiting reddit to push products as if they're real people for years. The "put reddit after your search to fix it!!!" thing was a massive boon for these shady advertisers who no doubt benefitted from random people assuming product placements were genuine.

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