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92 of the top 500 are controlled by the same 5 people? Let’s do the math. So that’s about one fifth. Divide by five, so each of them is averaging 20 of the top
by mproud 6y ago
92 of the top 500 are controlled by the same 5 people? Let’s do the math.
So that’s about one fifth. Divide by five, so each of them is averaging 20 of the top subreddits.
Is that a lot? Do these people work together? I need more context before assuming a strong opinion.
- quantummkv 6y agoYes. They do actively work together to shape discourse across subredits. I have seen it happen myself on /r/worldnews a lot of times. Consider if you are a big/rich autocratic nation state (read China, Saudi) that wants to censor and shape discourse outside their borders. You just buy these 5 people and boom, you get instant powers to shape and censor the discourse on the most viewed forums on Reddit and the wider internet.
- knolax 6y agoReddit constantly hates on Russia/North Korea/Saudi Arabia/China/Israel/India to the point that I've never seen a positive post related to those countries and have seen nothing but negative circlejerks whenever they're mentioned. Despite this, it seems people are convinced that these countries are secretly censoring Reddit and bring it up constantly. It's a disturbing denial of reality.