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Gareth321 27 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: uBlock Origin is giving up the fight to keep ads o...

I couldn't agree more. I suspect 80%+ of all comments now are bots. Paid for by the highest bidder. The entire front page is undoubtedly bought and paid for, as well. Subreddits are only allowed to survive if they don't threaten the paid for messaging and advertising.

account42 26 days ago [–]

But that makes the login requirement just odd. You'd think they want to push their manipulation to as many people as possible.

Gareth321 25 days ago | [–]

Reddit charges for bot access now. That's a rapidly growing new business segment for them.

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