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Does Reddit have an astroturfing problem? What the data suggests

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est · 1790643955 · focus · HN ↗
Ask HN: what would you do if you were operating reddit?
What are some good counter measure, besides ban hammer?
1. trollbridge · 1790645714 · focus · HN ↗
  Behavioural analysis of how the user uses the site to identify real people.
  Then, textual analysis to detect when they’re promoting something specific. This is not hard to detect across the set of all active posters.

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