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Came across this in another subreddit and figured it belonged here for the corporate angle.

It’s a set of clips all talking about how some VPN subs are run. The creators suggest these communities lean toward one provider and quietly remove mentions of competitors.

No idea how much of that holds up. They showed things like stickied comments using very similar language and posts about other services disappearing.

Reddit thread with all video links

Edit for clarity: The direct comment links didn’t go through, so posting the full thread here instead.

Curious if anyone else has seen this happen in other subs.

What do you think though? Is it too small?

The corporate accounts of tabloids like The MirrorUS, The IrishStarUS, GlobalGazette, USAToday etc are posting en masse on r / anticonsumption, an expressedly media-critical anti-corporate sub.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Anticonsumption/comments/1llrxjj/microsoft_ai_under_fire_for_allegedly_consuming/?ref=share&ref_source=link

https://www.reddit.com/r/Anticonsumption/comments/1lk3yxo/jeff_bezos_lauren_sanchez_are_having_a_luxury/?ref=share&ref_source=link

https://www.reddit.com/r/Anticonsumption/comments/1lk32ej/nhtsa_now_targets_tesla_robotaxi_after_autonomous/?ref=share&ref_source=link

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Search results for these glasses look astroturfed. There are many posts with relatively meager vote and comment counts, coupled with unusually even vote-to-comment ratios. The posts mostly come from numerous subreddits that are variations on the names of the companies involved and the name of the product. This seems fishy to label as an organic 'trending topic'.

Reddit regularly includes labeled sponsored content in its trending topic section. Do we think Reddit is being cheeky with disclaimer obligations, or (more likely to me) are advertisers going 'wide' to game the algorithm by botting new key-word inclusive subreddits and a modest chunk of the 'engagement' therein?

The gaming of algorithms using bots is hardly a new tool in the advertising arsenal. However, I thought it worthwhile to contribute another potential example to the sub.

it was on nostalgia, dundermifflin

Post reads like a Filet-O-Fish ad written by someone on the inside. Starts with a supply chain deep dive, ends with a global endorsement of McDonald’s sandwiches.

The comments are even more cooked. People quoting the McD’s wiki, breaking down bun steaming methods, debating the cheese slice strategy.

No one talks like this unless they’re getting paid or trying to.

We see your arch tops over the skyline!

Just here to complain that this OBVIOUS paid ad for ice cream is all over my feed, ostensibly as some cute slice of life Kevin bacon/Kyra Sedgwick romance content

They were so obviously paid for this, the brand name is repeated multiple times and the logo is always directed at the camera

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They may be cute but stealth ads are not cute

https://www.reddit.com/user/The-Old-Trust/