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>Reddit is completely astroturfed What % of the Reddit userbase is non-legitimate, what is the source of the illegitimate users, and what is the source of your

• femiagbabiaka 2y ago
  Astroturfing does not equal botting, although I wouldn’t be surprised if there were many bot farms active on Reddit. The platform is virtually designed to be manipulated now, awards being an egregious example. Here’s an article about one such astroturfing campaign from folks who do not share my political tendencies: https://thefederalist.com/2024/10/29/busted-the-inside-story-of-how-the-kamala-harris-campaign-manipulates-reddit-and-breaks-the-rules-to-control-the-platform/ https://thefederalist.com/2024/10/29/busted-the-inside-story...
  • userbinator 2y ago
    It's not surprising that Reddit leans left on average, but what really deserves attention now is that the sentiment seems to be shifting in the other direction.
    • mistermann 2y ago
      I am a bit of an oddball in that I believe all instances and forms of unrealized hallucination deserve attention (though not equal attention). To be clear: I am not surprised when bias exists in hallucinations, it's kind of a defining characteristic.
  • mistermann 2y ago
    Haha, good article. Unsatisfied with the natural fantasy world we live in, it seems we are now amplifying it on our own...and imagine how much Reddit/etc content is produced by the FBI, CIA, etc. Westerners deserve all the pain and suffering we get, hopefully it gets even worse out there.