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a lot of them are chatgpt accounts approved by Reddit. Same Reason r/programming went down since many people took notice of it
https://web.archive.org/web/20230611210834/https://old.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/146wn9s/meta_who_is_astroturfing_rprogramming_and_why/
Funny yet sad that it's come to reddit botting their own platform to try and shore up support for themselves.
I'm sure advertisers are lining up to market to entirely scripted customers!
https://browsermedia.agency/blog/new-reddit-ads-products-launched/
actually, you couldn't be more right. That's fucking right you thought it was a fucking comment but it was actually ad by reddit
Actually now that you've brought up the idea, how would advertiser's even know that they're hitting real people when they're looking to pay money for exposure?
I don't think they can really know. Even if reddit provides proof that they are not doing stuff server-side they could still use regular bots with accounts. Also they need a good moderation quality to minimize third party bots.
This can harm their reputation heavily and it is almost impossible to rebuild that.
I've posted a comment, I think on another instance that highlights something similar
They've been botting their own platform since DAY ONE.
I read some of them. The ones about "alienating users" are funny. I'm like, no shit Sherlock, that's part of the point. That's why it's effective.