As we near the end of #relaunchweek, here is one of our original investigations into Reddit and its bot and shilling problem. #Reddit #PointReddit is being g...
This astroturfing issue on Reddit is still relevant in 2025!
My first permaban was years ago for calling out an astroturfing campaign and the power mods who were running it or getting a kickback to stay silent about it.
There are hundreds of stories like mine on the TheseFuckingAccounts subreddit
has been for a decade.
My first permaban was years ago for calling out an astroturfing campaign and the power mods who were running it or getting a kickback to stay silent about it.
There are hundreds of stories like mine on the TheseFuckingAccounts subreddit
100%. For example, never mention monsanto or GMOs on reddit because the shills will swarm… Probably wayyyy worse now.
Here too. Doesn’t matter if it’s a small or big community. Thankfully, we’re small enough that it’s really apparent.
The thing is if they go too hard it becomes obvious which ruins it