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1. neilv · 1790603264 · 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. emdash · 1790604116 · focus · HN ↗

      Obviously it's hard to prove such a thing but I've always wondered if the owners of Reddit actively support having these operations run on their site.

      I've seen cases where the admins delete comments that talk about the issue

      1. cogman10 · 1790604418 · focus · HN ↗

         I think that reddit's recent change to allow hiding comment history is exactly to help support shilling.

         It makes it hard to see what's a bot and what's a legitimate account.

         1. nomel · 1790895227 · focus · HN ↗

            I always assumed Reddits API going paid was to monetize shilling. I'm sure they make a killing now, every voting season!

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