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Does Reddit have an astroturfing problem? What the data suggests

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  1. zulux · · focus · HN ↗
    Yes.

    I do it locally to nudge political discourse. Doesn't take much to sway a lot of people.

    I'm glad I agree with what I'm doing because its effectiveness is terrifying.

    1. AuthAuth · · focus · HN ↗
      I'm almost certain a small group of uni aged kids are doing this to my local subreddit.
      1. qwerpy · · focus · HN ↗
        Same. I got banned from mine for basically having the opinion of the median inhabitant of my city (read: politically moderate, appreciates the police, etc) which wasn’t to the liking of the mods. I gave up on that site after that. Whatever LLM I happen to be using can wade through the sewage and fish out the occasional useful info for me.
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