This astroturfing issue on Reddit is still relevant in 2025!

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[–] 17 points 11 months ago (4 children)
  • [–] 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    100%. For example, never mention monsanto or GMOs on reddit because the shills will swarm... Probably wayyyy worse now.

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  • [–] 9 points 11 months ago

    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

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