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Does Reddit have an astroturfing problem? What the data suggests

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  1. wxw · · focus · HN ↗
    IIRC the Reddit founders used bots for initial traffic to skip over the cold start problem. I feel like this bit of lore is actually pretty terrible but is treated as a nice anecdote because it worked.
    1. conorcleary · · focus · HN ↗
      and then the Digg tidal wave
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