New Study: At Least 15% of All Reddit Content is Corporate Trolls Trying to Manipulate Public Opinion

fossilesque@mander.xyz to Reddit@lemmy.world – 1259 points –
New Study: At Least 15% of All Reddit Content is Corporate Trolls Trying to Manipulate Public…
medium.com
249

You are viewing a single comment

We do? I see a few common posters, but no one acting like a content creator who is actually just ripping off stuff that didn't get traction.

I've seen at least 2 usernames that submit A LOT, and if you search your feed i'm sure you'll be able to spot them easily. They also comment on rising posts quite a lot and personally mod a few communities. I've not seen them repost content that doesn't get traction, but they do repost content taken from reddit

Yeah the squid and Picard but they are not bots I think just ppl with no social life whatsoever or sacrificing it so we have shit to browse o7

I won’t ever post a thing cause Reddit convinced me that it is never a super good idea. There are roving human freaks out there circling the social media like vultures looking for prey. Ugly people hiding in the shadows of the web.