All of the subs I previously visited are being taken over by marketing campaigns and I find it is getting increasingly worse over time. They are slowly pushing out all the real users that generated the value of the site. The end game has to be just bots posting to bots.
im not surprised, the bots often go for unmoderated subs, because they wont be detected or shadowbanned as fast if they were in a normal modded sub. im in a forum where they often target subs with low moderation to pedal thier OF, or “business”. Also because subs are very hard to obtain by a user if it becomes unmoderated.
My theory: they’re just trying to push stock price for the short term as much as possible (by looking good on paper). Then they can cash out and let others figure out what to do with the dumpster fire in the long term.
They’ve made so many short-sighted decisions with Reddit lately, burning all good will of the community in the process, I can’t really explain it another way.
100% agree with you. Bots create engagement; even if it’s with other bots. Engagement brings advertisers. Advertisers bringing money makes the stock price go up. It’s a full on fabrication that’s manipulating the market.
All of the subs I previously visited are being taken over by marketing campaigns and I find it is getting increasingly worse over time. They are slowly pushing out all the real users that generated the value of the site. The end game has to be just bots posting to bots.
im not surprised, the bots often go for unmoderated subs, because they wont be detected or shadowbanned as fast if they were in a normal modded sub. im in a forum where they often target subs with low moderation to pedal thier OF, or “business”. Also because subs are very hard to obtain by a user if it becomes unmoderated.
My theory: they’re just trying to push stock price for the short term as much as possible (by looking good on paper). Then they can cash out and let others figure out what to do with the dumpster fire in the long term.
They’ve made so many short-sighted decisions with Reddit lately, burning all good will of the community in the process, I can’t really explain it another way.
100% agree with you. Bots create engagement; even if it’s with other bots. Engagement brings advertisers. Advertisers bringing money makes the stock price go up. It’s a full on fabrication that’s manipulating the market.
Yep so when ppl google the reddit result as theyve gotten used to they just see ads disguised as comments, it’s been an issue but gettin worse