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I chuckled at that... It's almost certainly an automatically algorithmically generated link inserted by the publisher.
by astura 7y ago
I chuckled at that... It's almost certainly an automatically algorithmically generated link inserted by the publisher.
- giarc 7y agoYou are likely correct, it's probably Vice doing that not the author. Reddit tried it for a bit. They had software that would automatically transform relevant retail links into referral links. They stopped the practice as it wasn't making as much money as they thought it would.
- magashna 7y agoAlso it's annoying to the user and I'm sure companies don't want links to be "look at these shit ass _overstock.com chairs_"