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wow just wow while i can't say i didn't see this one coming but it always amazes me where greed could lead someone

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

This is called A/B testing. They're rolling the feature out only to some users to see if it has the effect they're going for, before rolling it out to more, or all users. (Also to ensure there are no bugs introduced by the changes.)