Comment on Reddit's new paid ads look exactly like user posts
phx@lemmy.ca 3 months agoYeah, I figure it does two ways
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They get called out quickly and result in a bunch of shitposts or actively blasting the product
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They block posting which makes it obvious they’re ads and get little too no engagement anyhow
fosstulate@iusearchlinux.fyi 3 months ago
Reddit will program new mod bots to deal with organic responses the advertiser doesn’t consider constructive. That opens another revenue stream: charging advertisers for sub-specific bot tweaks.
The interesting question to me is, when does normie realize his sub has been co-opted to function as a focus group, and decide to look for a new forum.
phx@lemmy.ca 3 months ago
Oh, they’ll try, but that just means trolling needs to get more creative, like certain Amazon reviews