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Does Reddit have an astroturfing problem? What the data suggests

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  1. neilv · · focus · HN ↗
    > REDCmts sells one Reddit comment for $9.99 and 100 for $699.99, from what it calls "real, aged accounts", and shows a gallery of brand mentions it says it delivered. Soar says its accounts are "aged and manually warmed" for weeks before a single brand mention. Bazzly advertises automated replies to every post that looks like someone shopping.

    Why doesn't Reddit make sure that shilling is disallowed by their ToS, and then sue these companies and all their customers?

    1. nomel · · focus · HN ↗
      Feel free to share your detection method!
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