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Still, it's certainly a welcome change, and a step in the right direction. I wonder what the best way to combat large-scale astroturfing on a platform like twi
by larkeith 8y ago
Still, it's certainly a welcome change, and a step in the right direction.
I wonder what the best way to combat large-scale astroturfing on a platform like twitter would be; My first thought would be a rep system akin to those of StackOverflow or HN, but I'm not sure how you would implement it such that there's not a large impact on legitimate new users - there's no system like upvotes Twitter could use to stratify.
- geofft 8y agoI believe Reddit does have a problem with advertisers purchasing (or renting) accounts from established users who have enough karma/longevity to post in the various subreddits that block new users to avoid spam.
- zitterbewegung 8y agoI think that is still an ongoing problem but you can use reddit sort of like a company forum where you don't have to pay reddit a dime by having a community manager and learning the platform.
- isostatic 8y ago> where you don't have to pay reddit a dime So you, and your company's data, are the product that reddit monetizes.
- darpa_escapee 8y ago> I wonder what the best way to combat large-scale astroturfing on a platform like twitter would be Report them to the FTC because paid endorsements/reviews/etc are subject to disclosure [1]. [1] https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/ftcs-endorsement-guides-what-people-are-asking#ftcactapply https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/ftc...